Forty M J, Wake M J
Birmingham Children's Hospital.
Br Dent J. 2000 May 27;188(10):545-6. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4800534.
This case study illustrates an unusual condition in childhood, pleomorphic salivary adenoma in a 12-year-old. The management, pathology and treatment are discussed with emphasis on the practitioner to be vigilant for rare conditions. A review of the literature on childhood salivary tumours illustrates the rare nature of this pathology.
本病例研究展示了一种儿童期的罕见病症,一名12岁儿童患有多形性腺瘤。文中讨论了该病症的处理、病理及治疗,强调从业者要对罕见病症保持警惕。对儿童唾液腺肿瘤文献的回顾表明了这种病理情况的罕见性。