Management of a giant pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate: A case report

Abstract

Key Clinical MessageBenign mixed salivary gland tumor is comprised of epithelial and myoepithelial cells and represents up to 80% of tumors of the parotid gland. It is relatively rare in the soft palate and in other minor salivary glands. Surgery is the standard care.AbstractSalivary gland tumors are relatively rare and morphologically diverse group of lesions. Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common salivary gland tumor, accounting for approximately 80% of all major and minor salivary gland tumors. PA usually affects the parotid gland. Huge PA occurring in soft palate is extremely rare. Patients with these tumors are usually between at the age of 40 and 60 years. The tumors exhibit pleomorphic nature microscopically that may pose diagnostic challenges to pathologists as may confuse PA histopathologically with other salivary gland tumors. Surgery is the standard treatment. The purpose of writing this case study is to describe unusual case of a giant PA of the soft palate found in a 44‐year‐old male successfully managed at our facility.

Obstructive Tumor of the Palate in the Old Person: A Case Report

“…Other risk factors for malignancy include older age, radiation therapy, large size, and recurrent tumors. Histologically, it is appropriate to differentiate pleomorphic adenoma carcinoma from adenoid cystic carcinoma [12]. However, the association of pleomorphic adenoma with carcinoma is exceptional [13].…”