title: [Minor salivary gland tumor in nasopharynx].
abstract: Pleomorphic adenoma, or mixed tumor, is the most common tumor of the salivary glands, being responsible for 47% of minor salivary-gland neoplasms. The palate is the most frequent location, but the nasopharynx is a rare site. The case of a 64-year-old man diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma of the nasopharynx is reported. The recent literature was reviewed and the anatomopathological and clinical features were analyzed, as well as the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amilibia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nogués
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arias
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dicenta
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tumor de glándulas salivares menores en rinofaringe.