Case Report
Year: 2020 | Month: June | Volume: 7 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 356-359
Minor Salivary Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma: An Inconceivable Diagnosis in a 62 Year Old Female
Sireesha K1, Anuradha A2, Srinivas GV2, Bagalad BS3, Puneeth HK3, Kiresur MDA3
1Post Graduate Student, 2Professor, 3Assistant Professor,
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, St. Joseph Dental College, Duggirala, Eluru, West Godavari (Dt), Andhra Pradesh India. Pin: 534003
Corresponding Author: Sireesha K
ABSTRACT
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most frequently encountered benign tumor of salivary glands originating from the myoepithelial cells and intercalated duct cells with 90% of cases occurring in major salivary gland and 10% in minor salivary glands. This case report describes a rare and unusual lesion in a 62-year-old female, which was diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary glands in the upper lip. The tumor was a circumscribed, submucosal, non-tender nodule, measuring about 1 x 1.5 cm in diameter. Complete excision was performed and the histopathological analysis showed both epithelial and mesenchymal components, arranged in the form of tubules, cords, ducts and focal solid areas. There is no evidence of recurrence.
Keywords: Minor salivary glands, Pleomorphic adenoma, Upper lip.
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