What is it about?
Pleomorphic adenoma, also known as benign mixed salivary gland tumor, is the most common salivary gland tumor accounting for about 50-74 percent of all parotid neoplasms that has a slight female predilection in the 4th to 5th decade of life.
Featured Image
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash
Why is it important?
The treatment of choice for this tumor is complete surgical removal. When the tumor arises from the superficial lobe of the parotid gland, superficial parotidectomy is recommended with facial nerve preservation and if the tumor involves the deep lobe, in that case, it may be necessary to perform total parotidectomy with identification and preservation of the facial nerve.
Perspectives
Salivary gland tumors are not so common, they represent less than 4 percent of head and neck neoplasms [1]. Pleomorphic adenoma also known as benign mixed salivary gland tumor is the most commonly encountered tumor which affects the salivary glands accounting for about 50-74 percent of all parotid neoplasms [2].
Acquire Publications
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Successful Preservation of the Facial Nerve in Parotid Surgery for Huge Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Deep Lobe. A Case Report, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, January 2024, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2400107.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
