2001•Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryOpen access
A case of pleomorphic adenoma arising in the palate of a 9-year-old boy.
Seiki Mogi, Kazunori Ohkura, Koutarou Hayashi, Takashi Moriyama, Shoji ENOMOTO, Ken Omura
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Abstract
Pleomorphic adenoma rarely arises in the palate of children, although it is the most common benign salivary gland tumor. We describe our experience with a rare case of pleomorphic adenoma arising in the palate of a 9-year-old boy. He had a swelling on the right side of the palate. Computed tomography revealed that a mass in the right side of palate erroded the bone of the palate. Histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen revealed pleomophic adenoma. The tumor was excised with the boy under general anesthesia. He has no evidence of tumor recurrence. However, the arrangement of the teeth was found to be abnormal 24 months after surgical treatment.
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