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14. Metastasizing Pleomorphic Adenoma Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author

Rana Alshagroud, Alfredo Aguirre, Saurin R. Popat, Amandip Kamoh, and Margaret Brandwein-Weber

Subjects
Pathology, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Adenoma, Pleomorphic, Mandible, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Malignant transformation, Pleomorphic adenoma, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, stomatognathic system, medicine, Humans, Original Paper, business.industry, food and beverages, 030206 dentistry, Salivary Gland Neoplasms, medicine.disease, Submandibular gland, stomatognathic diseases, Rare tumor, medicine.anatomical_structure, Salivary gland tumor, Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma, Female, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, business
Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is by far the most common salivary gland tumor. It is well known that PA can undergo malignant transformation. However, in rare occasions it can metastasize preserving its benign phenotype. Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma (MPA) constitutes an extremely rare tumor. Here we are reporting an unusual MPA affecting the mandible that was preceded by a submandibular gland pleomorphic adenoma.

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2017
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