title: Pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland in children:  a case report and a review of the Japanese literature.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl was introduced to our department due to the presence of a left painless submandibular mass. The mass had been initially noticed at 7 years of age. Preoperative imaging showed the mass to have originated from the left submandibular gland. The mass was removed with a part of submandibular gland attached to it. The pathologic findings showed the mass to be pleomorphic adenoma without any malignant components. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful. During the 1-year follow-up period, no recurrence was noticed. In addition to the clinical report of our case, we reviewed the pertinent Japanese literature to clarify the clinical features of this disease in children.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic, Endocrine, and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. kmasu@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masumoto
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Masatoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Mikiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimitsu
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Akinori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery