Nnko Kanankira A, Rwakatema Deogratius S, Mariki Jackson M, Baraka Calvin J, Pima Raphael T, Damas Sosthenes, Mremi Alex
Department of Dentistry Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre Moshi Tanzania.
Faculty of Medicine Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College Moshi Tanzania.
Clin Case Rep. 2023 Aug 8;11(8):e7786. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7786. eCollection 2023 Aug.
Benign mixed salivary gland tumor is comprised of epithelial and myoepithelial cells and represents up to 80% of tumors of the parotid gland. It is relatively rare in the soft palate and in other minor salivary glands. Surgery is the standard care.
Salivary gland tumors are relatively rare and morphologically diverse group of lesions. Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common salivary gland tumor, accounting for approximately 80% of all major and minor salivary gland tumors. PA usually affects the parotid gland. Huge PA occurring in soft palate is extremely rare. Patients with these tumors are usually between at the age of 40 and 60 years. The tumors exhibit pleomorphic nature microscopically that may pose diagnostic challenges to pathologists as may confuse PA histopathologically with other salivary gland tumors. Surgery is the standard treatment. The purpose of writing this case study is to describe unusual case of a giant PA of the soft palate found in a 44-year-old male successfully managed at our facility.
良性混合性唾液腺肿瘤由上皮细胞和肌上皮细胞组成，占腮腺肿瘤的80%。在软腭和其他小唾液腺中相对少见。手术是标准治疗方法。
唾液腺肿瘤是一组相对少见且形态多样的病变。多形性腺瘤（PA）是最常见的唾液腺肿瘤，约占所有大、小唾液腺肿瘤的80%。PA通常累及腮腺。发生于软腭的巨大PA极为罕见。这些肿瘤患者通常年龄在40至60岁之间。肿瘤在显微镜下表现为多形性，这可能给病理学家带来诊断挑战，因为在组织病理学上可能会将PA与其他唾液腺肿瘤混淆。手术是标准治疗方法。撰写本病例报告的目的是描述一名44岁男性患者软腭巨大PA的罕见病例，该病例在我们机构成功得到治疗。
