Only few cases of extraparotid localizations of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) were reported in literature: at the lips, tonsils of the tongue, the occipital area and of the nasal septum, retropharyngeal area, temporal bone, and the thyroglossal and pituitary ducts.The finding of a PA in the minor salivary glands of the cheek was described only in 2 cases during the last 24 years and represented an exceptional finding.The aim of this article was to illustrate a case of extraparotid PA developing at the salivary glands of cheek, a short distance from Stensen duct, and to report surgical strategy.
Surgical treatment of an extraparotid pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands of the cheek. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Sep;20(5):1604-6 / Becelli, Roberto; Quarato, D; Matarazzo, G; Renzi, G; Morello, R.. - In: THE JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY. - ISSN 1049-2275. - STAMPA. - sep(20)5:(2009), pp. 1604-1606. [10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181b14703]
Surgical treatment of an extraparotid pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands of the cheek. J Craniofac Surg. 2009 Sep;20(5):1604-6.
BECELLI, Roberto;
2009
Abstract
Only few cases of extraparotid localizations of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) were reported in literature: at the lips, tonsils of the tongue, the occipital area and of the nasal septum, retropharyngeal area, temporal bone, and the thyroglossal and pituitary ducts.The finding of a PA in the minor salivary glands of the cheek was described only in 2 cases during the last 24 years and represented an exceptional finding.The aim of this article was to illustrate a case of extraparotid PA developing at the salivary glands of cheek, a short distance from Stensen duct, and to report surgical strategy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
