Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Hard Palate: A 6-Year Follow-Up

Pleomorphic adenoma or benign mixed tumor is a neoplasia of salivary glands with the highest incidence. A 15-year-old female patient, hemodynamically stable, complaining of “pain and tumor on the hard palate,” clinically presented with a tumor in the hard palate extending to the soft palate of the left side, in the region of tooth 25 to 28, extending to the palatine raphe. An occlusal radiograph of the maxilla was obtained, but no remarkable changes were noted. The patient later underwent fine needle aspiration with negative results for liquid content.

Source: Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics - September 1, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Orlando Salvalaio Neto, Stella Cristina Soares Ara újo, Grasiele Do Nascimento Lopes, Antônio De Melo Cabral, Zilda Fagundes Oliveira, Fernanda Mombrini Pigatti, Fabiana Freitas Bombarda Nunes Tags: Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Source Type: research