title: Management of pleomorphic adenoma in the nasopharynx: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pleomorphic adenomas (PAs) are the most common type of benign salivary gland tumours and usually originate from the major salivary glands. PA originating from the nasopharynx has rarely been reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 62 year-old male presented with right aural fullness and subjective hearing loss. Otoscopic examination revealed an opaque and bulging tympanic membrane. Nasal endoscopic examination revealed a smooth mass arising from the right wall of the nasopharynx, obstructing the opening of the right Eustachian tube. The MRI showed a 1.3×2×1.3 cm sharply outlined and lobar mass in the right lateral wall of the nasopharynx. The tumour was meticulously detached from its attachment site and excised via the transnasal route under endoscopic visualisation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We reported pleomorphic adenoma in the nasopharynx in a patient who presented with serous otitis media that successfully resected with transnasal endoscopic surgery and discussed the treatment methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zahide Mine
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yeğin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Selcuk University Faculty of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ömer
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Erdur
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Çelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bakirkoy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fatma Tülin
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kayhan
keywords: Endoscopy; nasopharynx; pleomorphic adenoma