Juvenile onset pleomorphic adenoma presenting as giant tumor of parotid gland in a young female.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Verma, Surender; Aggarwal, Shivika; Garg, Pradeep; Verma, Anjali; Gera, Mridul; Yadav, Swaran
- Source
- Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences. Oct-Dec2021, Vol. 10 Issue 4, p286-288. 3p.
- Subject
- *PLEOMORPHIC adenoma
*JUVENILE diseases
*SALIVARY glands
*SURGICAL excision
PAROTID gland tumors
- Language
- ISSN
- 2278-1889
Salivary gland tumors are rare and carry diverse histologies. There is a paucity of clinical and biological details about pediatric salivary gland tumors and their clinical behavior in the literature. We present a case of 25-year-old female with giant pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid which started in her childhood at the age of 13 years. Presentation at such an early age is a rare entity. The patient underwent a superficial parotidectomy. Periodic follow-up was done for 1 year and there was no recurrence. For benign salivary gland tumor, surgical excision with preservation of neurovascular structure is the main treatment option. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]