Open AccessPleomorphic adenoma of the upper lip: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Baabar Ali Shah,
Amrit Pal Singh,
Afak Yusuf Sherwani,
Shoeb Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/njms.njms_20_17
Subject(s) - medicine , pleomorphic adenoma , upper lip , minor salivary glands , salivary gland , oral cavity , pathology , parotid gland , lower lip , histopathological examination , adenoma , mixed tumor , anatomy , surgery , dentistry
Pleomorphic adenoma (PA), also called mixed tumor, is the most common benign tumor of the salivary glands that mostly occurs in the parotid or submandibular glands but may also occur in the minor salivary glands that are distributed throughout the oral cavity. The common sites of PA of the minor salivary glands are the palates followed by lips and cheeks. Surgical removal with adequate margins is the principal treatment. We present a case of PA (arising from the minor salivary gland of the upper lip) - a rare site in a 65-year-old female who presented with a swelling upper lip of 2-year duration. Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the swelling revealed PA which was confirmed by histopathological examination after complete excision of the swelling.