Case Report

Year : 2019 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1-4

Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: An usual tumor in an unusual location with brief review of literature

Kaushik Saha, Arpita Saha1 , Mounabati Mohapatra2

Department of Pathology, Tata Main Hospital, 1 Diagno Lab, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 2 Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Address for correspondence:

Prof. Mounabati Mahapatra, Department of Dentistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneswar,

Odisha, India.

E‐mail: mounabatimohapatra@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor affecting the major salivary glands, though infrequently it may arise from the minor salivary glands as well. Majority of tumors affecting the minor salivary gland are malignant. We report a rare case of minor salivary gland PA of the hard palate in a 40-year-old female patient who presented with painless swelling in the palatal region for 2 years affecting swallowing and deglutition. A brief review of literature is also presented here.

Keywords: Minor salivary gland tumor, palate, pleomorphic adenoma

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How to cite this article: Saha K, Saha A, Mohapatra M. Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: An usual tumor in an unusual location with brief review of literature. Int J Head Neck Pathol 2019;2:1-4.