Atypical pleomorphic adenoma with chronic sialoadenitis of the submandibular gland: a case report in a child

• Main Authors: Andrea Satta (Author), Filippo Carta (Author), Carlo Ripoli (Author), Anna Maria Nurchi (Author), Roberto Puxeddu (Author), Gavino Faa (Author), Clara Gerosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A 12-year-old girl presented with an oval swelling in the left submandibular region. The tumor had gradually increased in size, during the last 9 months. Preoperative ultrasonography evidenced an hypoechoic oval mass, 14 x 12 mm in size. Submandibulectomy was performed. At macroscopy, the tumor was...