| Literature DB >> 26881592 |
Akhilesh Kumar Singh1, Naresh Kumar, Parikshit Sharma, Shreya Singh.
Abstract
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of salivary glands, usually occurs in major salivary glands (mostly in parotid gland). It also affects the minor salivary glands present in the oral cavity. Most of the time it occurs in postero-lateral part of palate, but the involvement of upper lip is rare. The present report describes a case of 55-year-old male with asymptomatic firm nodular swelling of upper lip which was later diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26881592 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.148682
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cancer Res Ther ISSN: 1998-4138 Impact factor: 1.805