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Baba Farid University Dental Journal
Year : 2014, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : ( 134) Last page : ( 136)
Print ISSN : 0976-8181. Online ISSN : 2230-7273.

Pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland tumor: A case report

Bir M.S.M., Reader, Mehta Anita, Senior Lecturer

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Anita Mehta, Senior Lecturer, Department of Periodontology & Implantology Dasmesh institute of Research & Dental Sciences, Affiliated with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab. E-mail: dranitakakkar@yahoo.com

Online published on 28 May, 2014.

Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed benign tumor) is one of the salivary gland tumors affecting both major and minor salivary glands. Parotid gland is the most commonly affected of the major group, and palate is the most common site of the minor salivary glands. In addition to the major salivary glands, they may also occur in the salivary glands of the hard and soft palate. We present a case of a pleomorphic adenoma of the palate.

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Keywords

Pleomorphic adenoma, palate, minor salivary gland.

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