Abstract

PORTO, Damião Edgleys et al. Pleomorphic Adenoma of Parotid - Case Report. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.2, pp. 15-18. ISSN 1808-5210.

Pleomorphic adenoma of parotid gland, is a relatively common injury, with prevalence of approximately 70% of confirmed cases. Parotid gland is salivary gland most affected by pathology. Variety of histological structures found related to specific clinical behaviors cannot be proven yet. The aim of this paper is to present a pleomorphic adenoma, found in a female patient, leucoderma, in the fith decade of life, having its development there about two years. We performed enucleation of the lesion with its intact capsule. Proservation is two years without clinical evidence of recurrence.

Keywords : Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary gland neoplasms; Enucleation..