Volume 5 Issue 3 (May – June, 2019)

Case Reports

Myoepithelial Cell Predominant Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor Salivary Gland- A Case Report
Shruti Nayak, Muhaseena Muhamood, Maji Jose, Prasanth Y.K, Muhamood Moothedath

Salivary gland tumors account for less than 3% of the head and neck tumors. They are more common in adults than in children. The salivary glands may present with a diverse range of lesions presenting a challenge to even the most experienced clinician and pathologist. The purpose of this article is to report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland in a 28 year old female patient which was plasmacytoid myoepithelial cell predominant type and is a uncommon variant.  The main aim of this article is to familiarize the clinicians and budding pathologists with this rare variant.
Key words: adenoma, myoepithelial cell, plasmacytoid, soft palate, minor salivary gland.

Received: 17 May, 2019                                   Revised: 22 May, 2019                              Accepted: 27 May, 2019

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shruti Nayak, Reader, Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University Mangalore, Karnataka 575018

This article may be cited as: Nayak S, Muhamood M, Jose M, Y.K Prasanth, Moothedath M. Myoepithelial Cell Predominant Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor  Salivary Gland- A Case Report. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2019; 5(3):5-8.

 
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