Salivary gland tumors can also occur rarely in the retromolar area, though common near the junction of hard and soft palate, labial mucosa, and buccal mucosa. Most salivary gland tumors in the retromolar pad area are malignant and should be excised. The cystadenoma is a rare, benign, salivary gland tumor. Importantly, incomplete resection of this tumor can lead to recurrence or cervical lymph node metastasis. We reported herein a case of cystadenoma arising in the right retromolar pad area in a 63-year-old male patient who underwent reconstruction using a buccal fat pad flap (BFPF) after the surgical removal of the tumor with a 10-mm margin left a defect with bone exposure. No evidence of recurrence or complication was found at the postoperative, three-year follow-up.
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