title: Palatal pleomorphic adenoma in a child.
abstract: Benign salivary gland tumours in childhood are rare. We present a case of a pleomorphic adenoma arising in a minor salivary gland within the hard palate, review the literature and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic features of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Soroka University Hospital, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noghreyan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatot
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maor
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fliss
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*