1993Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeryOpen access

A case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip in a 40-year-old child.

Yasuaki Hasegawa, Koichi ASADA, Akio Watanabe, Katsunori Ishibashi

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A rare case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip in a 10-year-old boy is presented. He was referred to our clinic due to swelling of the left upper lip. This upper lip lesion was well-demarcated, movable, firm, the size of the head of the little finger, and removed under local anesthesia. Histopathological diagnosis was pleomorphic adenoma.

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A rare case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip in a 10-year-old boy is presented. He was referred to our clinic due to swelling of the left upper lip. This upper lip lesion was well-demarcated, movable, firm, the size of the head of the little finger, and removed under local anesthesia. Histopathological diagnosis was pleomorphic adenoma.

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A rare case of pleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip in a 10-year-old boy is presented. He was referred to our clinic due to swelling of the left upper lip. This upper lip lesion was well-demarcated, movable, firm, the size of the head of the little finger, and removed under local anesthesia. Histopathological diagnosis was pleomorphic adenoma.

Key concepts: Pleomorphic adenoma, Upper lip, Medicine, Lesion, Lower lip, Local anesthesia, Adenoma, Surgery

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