title: Pleomorphic adenoma of submandibular gland: A case report with review of literature.
abstract: Neoplasms that arise in the salivary glands are relatively rare, yet they represent a wide variety of both benign and malignant histologic subtypes. Approximately 70% of the salivary gland tumors affect parotid gland with the submandibular gland being affected in 5-10% of the cases, sublingual gland in 1% and minor glands in 5-15% of the cases. Submandibular gland tumors are relatively rare and very few studies have been reported in the literature that is exclusively conducted on tumors affecting submandibular gland. In this paper, we describe a case of pleomorphic adenoma affecting submandibular gland with brief review of current literature on submandibular gland tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shri Hasanamba Dental College, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burde
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Venkatesh G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Naikmasur
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thorawat
keywords: Pleomorphic adenoma; salivary gland tumors; submandibular gland
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