[Pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base].
BACKGROUND
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common lesion of minor salivary glands but is exceptional in the tongue base.


METHODS
We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base. The patient consulted for difficult swallowing, which developed over 4 months. Physical examination and computed tomography revealed a cystic tumour located in the right side of tongue base. The tumor was removed by transoral resection. The histological examination demonstrated a pleomorphic adenoma.


CONCLUSIONS
We will discuss the diagnostic and therapeutically modalities of pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base with a review of the literature.
El Kohen
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Service d'ORL, hôpital des Spécialités, CHU de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc.
Essakalli
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L
Kzadri
M
M
Sefiani
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S
Seffar Andaloussi
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Z
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*