Pleomorphic adenoma in hard palate: case report

Abstract

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is a more common salivary gland neoplasia and presents as an increase in firm, painless and slow-growing surface. The palate, a nasal cavity and a nasopharynx, are areas that locate many minor salivary glands, being pleomorphic adenoma, the most common benign tumor in these glands. The PA can affect individuals in any age group, mainly in the third and fourth decade of life, with a predominance in a females. The article aims relates a clinical case of pleomorphic adenoma on the hard palate, comparing it with the data present in the specialized literature in relation, especially, to the affected locations and the ways to existing treatments. Case Report: A 34 years old, female patient, showed up to the HU-Univasf outpatient clinic with a complaint of an increase in volume painless in the mouth for 2 years. An incisional biopsy was performed in which the histopathological examination was diagnosed as Pleomorphic Adenoma. The treatment chosen was surgical excision and use of polymethylmethacrylate plate. Currently, the patient has a follow-up of 02 years and 05 months, with no signs of recurrence of the lesion and no local complaints.