Open AccessGiant neck swelling
Author(s) -
De Utpal,
Nandi Mintu Mohon,
Kabiraj Pranoy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.490
Subject(s) - medicine , disfigurement , pleomorphic adenoma , salivary gland , malignant transformation , pathology , adenoma , surgery
Key clinical message The most common benign salivary gland tumor is pleomorphic adenoma. They can attain giant proportions and weigh several kilograms. They can cause facial disfigurement and, if untreated, could lead malignant transformation. This image depicts a 7.5 kg pleomorphic adenoma of right submandibular gland with malignant change in a 55‐year‐old male.