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PALATAL PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA WITH FLORID SQUAMOUS METAPLASIA: A POTENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC PITFALL
English
2012
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences
English
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor occurring in the major and minor salivary glands. We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma with extensive squamous metaplasia in the palate of a 20 year old man. The dimensions of the tumor were 3x2x2cm. More than 75% 0f the epithelial element in the tumor was composed of sheets of squamous cells, with multiple keratin filled cysts. This case illustrates that pleomorphic adenoma with squamous metaplasia presents a potential for
doi:10.14260/jemds/16
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