title: Pleomorphic adenoma arising in a salivary rest in childhood.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: 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