Prakash Chander, Tanwar Nishi, Dhokwal Sushil, Devi Anju
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sr. Lect. Teerthankar Dental College, Muradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Department of Periodontics, PGIDS, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Aug;13(Suppl 1):S225-S227. doi: 10.4103/njms.NJMS_92_20. Epub 2022 Aug 20.
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumor which accounts for about 60% of all salivary neoplasms. It is also known as "mixed tumor because of its wide cytomorphologic diversity". Pleomorphic adenoma salivary glands mostly occurs on the palate, but the involvement of the upper lip is rare. The present report describes a case of a 62-year-old male with asymptomatic firm nodular swelling attached with upper lip which was later diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma in the excisional biopsy.
多形性腺瘤是最常见的唾液腺肿瘤,约占所有唾液腺肿瘤的60%。由于其广泛的细胞形态学多样性,它也被称为“混合瘤”。多形性腺瘤多见于腭部,但累及上唇的情况罕见。本报告描述了一例62岁男性患者,其在上唇出现无症状的实性结节状肿胀,切除活检后诊断为多形性腺瘤。