SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA: A CASE REPORT

Authors

  • KAPIL RATHORE, CHITRA CHAKRAVARTHY, SANJAY SUNDER, SHIVARAJ WAGDARGI, RAVI S PATIL Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, NET’S Navodaya Dental College & Hospital, Raichur-584103, Karnataka, India

Keywords:

Benign mixed tumour, Parotid gland, Pleomorphic Adenoma, Surgical management

Abstract

Salivary glands tumors are rare, comprising less than 3% of all neoplasia of head and neck region. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumor, accounting for 60-80% of benign tumors of salivary glands, usually parotid gland with 60-70%. They are found as solitary, unilateral, firm and mobile, painless slow growing mass. Management involves surgical resection by superficial or total parotidectomy.

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Published

2016-01-01

How to Cite

SHIVARAJ WAGDARGI, RAVI S PATIL, K. R. C. C. S. S. . (2016). SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA: A CASE REPORT. Indo-European Journal of Dental Therapy and Research, 4(1), 339–341. Retrieved from https://ijddmr.org/index.php/iejdtr/article/view/114

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Articles