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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate: A case report with literature review
Sanjoy Panda1, Manjunath Nml2, Krupasindhu Panda2
1 Department of Head and Neck Oncology, Acharya Harihara Regional Cancer Centre, Cuttack, Odisha, India
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, HCG Panda Cancer Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Manjunath Nml
Department of Surgical Oncology, HCG Panda Cancer Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/oji.oji_4_18
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Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed salivary gland tumor and consists of a combination of epithelial and mesenchymal elements. The parotid and other major salivary glands are the common locations for it. Pleomorphic adenoma less frequently originates from minor salivary glands with a malignant potential in most of the cases. The present case is a pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary gland of soft palate in a 72-year-old male, and the tumor is large, well circumscribed, firm but still benign in nature and needs reporting.
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