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Hard Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma

MedGen UID:
234336
•Concept ID:
C1333939
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Mixed Salivary Tumor of Hard Palate; Benign Mixed Salivary Tumor of the Hard Palate; Benign Mixed Tumor of Hard Palate; Benign Mixed Tumor of the Hard Palate; Hard Palate Benign Mixed Tumor; Pleomorphic Adenoma of Hard Palate; Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Hard Palate

Definition

A benign, slow-growing and painless neoplasm that arises from the minor salivary glands in the hard palate. It is composed of cells that demonstrate both epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHard Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Review of 109 cases of primary malignant orofacial lesions seen at a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital.
Adesina OM, Soyele OO, Oyetola EO, Fatusi OA
Niger Postgrad Med J 2018 Oct-Dec;25(4):246-251. doi: 10.4103/npmj.npmj_115_18. PMID: 30588946
Differential diagnosis between adenoid cystic carcinoma and pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary glands of palate.
Cerulli G, Renzi G, Perugini M, Becelli R
J Craniofac Surg 2004 Nov;15(6):1056-60. doi: 10.1097/00001665-200411000-00036. PMID: 15547405

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Approach to benign tumors of the palate: analysis of 28 cases.
Ural A, Livaoğlu M, Bektaş D, Bahadır O, Hesapçıoğlu A, Imamoğlu M, Işık AU
Ear Nose Throat J 2011 Aug;90(8):382-5. doi: 10.1177/014556131109000813. PMID: 21853443
MR findings of nine cases of palatal tumor.
Ueda F, Suzuki M, Matsui O, Minato H, Furukawa M
Magn Reson Med Sci 2005;4(2):61-7. doi: 10.2463/mrms.4.61. PMID: 16340159

Clinical prediction guides

Approach to benign tumors of the palate: analysis of 28 cases.
Ural A, Livaoğlu M, Bektaş D, Bahadır O, Hesapçıoğlu A, Imamoğlu M, Işık AU
Ear Nose Throat J 2011 Aug;90(8):382-5. doi: 10.1177/014556131109000813. PMID: 21853443
MR findings of nine cases of palatal tumor.
Ueda F, Suzuki M, Matsui O, Minato H, Furukawa M
Magn Reson Med Sci 2005;4(2):61-7. doi: 10.2463/mrms.4.61. PMID: 16340159

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