title: Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate in a child.
abstract: Presented is a pleomorphic adenoma of the palate in a 12-year-old boy. Pleomorphic adenoma is usually found in adults and is rarely found in patients under 20 years of age. We present initial exam, diagnosis, treatment and a review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Brian F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Bovino
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winston
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology; D010521:Periosteum / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed