Pleomorphic adenoma arising in a salivary rest in childhood.
Two children with pleomorphic adenomas developing in heterotopic salivary tissue are presented. These are unusual lesions, rarely seen in adults and not previously described in the pediatric age group.
Evans
M G
MG
Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Rubin
S Z
SZ
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012469:Salivary Glands; D014463:Ultrasonography