Pleomorphic adenoma of deep lobe of parotid: A rare pediatric tumor
Salivary gland neoplasms are extremely rare in children and comprise less than 1% of all pediatric neoplasms. Benign neoplasms account for 60% of these salivary tumors in children. They are most commonly vascular in origin with parotid glands being affected commonly. Pleomorphic adenoma is common in...
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2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: | Salivary gland neoplasms are extremely rare in children and comprise less than 1% of all pediatric neoplasms. Benign neoplasms account for 60% of these salivary tumors in children. They are most commonly vascular in origin with parotid glands being affected commonly. Pleomorphic adenoma is common in adults; it is extremely rare in pediatric age group. We report a 9 year old girl with a parotid region swelling; suspected to be a pleomorphic adenoma of the superficial lobe of parotid. However, it was arising from the deep lobe & hence was managed with an enucleation of the tumor with no evidence of recurrence after 3 years of follow up. |
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Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2016.01.005 |