An Unusual Variant of a Common Palatal Salivary Gland Tumor: Case Report of a Pleomorphic Adenoma with Significant Lipomatous Metaplasia

Introduction. Salivary gland tumors are relatively common in the junction of the hard and soft palate area of the oral cavity. Pleomorphic adenoma is considered the most common benign salivary gland tumor in this location. Some of the rarer subtypes of this tumor may have a misleading clinical prese...

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Main Authors: Sonal S. Shah, Tamer Zayed Moustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2052347
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