Toure S, Diouf R, Dangou J-M, Diallo B-K, Toure D, Tahiri M, Faye M, Diop H-M
Service de Stomatologie et Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, CHU A Le Dantec, BP 10726, Dakar, Sénégal.
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac. 2003 Jun;104(3):177-9.
We report an exceptional case of giant cell tumor of the submaxillary gland in a 76-year-old woman. The tumor progressed slowly over a period of 40 years. Submaxillectomy removed a 3-kg mass before fixation. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged fifteen days later. Pathology examination revealed a pleomorphous adenoma developed within the salivary gland.