1Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, SEAROC Cancer Centre, S.K. Soni Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan
2Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Fortis Heranandani Hospital, Mumbai
Online published on 23 January, 2014.
The majority of minor salivary gland tumors are malignant. Of the benign tumors, pleomorphic adenomas are most common. The cheeks, lips, and gingiva are rarely sites of occurrence. A case of pleomorphic adenoma of the buccal salivary gland is presented here in 34 year old male patient, who was diagnosed as a pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary gland in the upper buccal vestibule.The tumor was a well circumscribed, firm mass, about 1.5cm in diameter, nontender & mobile in nature. Complete excision was performed and the HPR showed pleomorphic adenoma.
Pleomorphic Adenoma, Minor Salivary Gland Tumors
