title: [Salivary gland tumor of the hard palate].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pleomorphic adenomas of the small salivary glands are very rare and usually arise from the hard palate.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a female patient who was referred to our Department because of a bleeding enoral tumor, which persisted for 35 years. Histopathological examination after complete tumor excision showed a pleomorphic adenoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pleomorphic adenomas are an important differential diagnosis for tumors of the hard palatine. The therapy of choice is surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen. Georgios.Psychogios@uk-erlangen.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Psychogios
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alexiou
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iro
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006472:Oral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed