Abstract:Pleomorphic adenoma is one of the most common benign neoplasm of salivary glands and resection with enough normal tissue margin is important treatment for preventing the local recurrence. For palate tumor involving both soft palate and hard palate, palatal fistula is easier to occur as post-operative complication after resection of the tumor. The palatine aponeurosis is important anatomical barrier between soft palate and nasal cavity, and we found that by using palatine aponeurosis as surgical plane, we can d… Show more
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