A CLINICAL CASE STUDY OF PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA
Dr. Shailesh Jaiswal*, Dr. Govardhan Sahani J. and Dr. Hemant Toshikane
Abstract
The Parotid Gland is the largest of the salivary glands weighing
15grams and mixed salivary tumour i.e. Pleomorphic Adenoma is the
most common Benign salivary gland tumour which consisting of
Epithelial as well as Mesonchymal components. Normally this tumour
is a slow growing well demarcated apparently encapsulated lesion may
extent beyond the main limit of tumour tissue as pseodopods. Surgery
is the main stay of treatment which indicates superficial or total
Parotidectomy results in a very high cure rate.
Keywords: Salivary Gland, Pleomorphic Adenoma, Surgery.
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