title: Remarkable Triple Pleomorphic Adenoma Affecting both Parotid and Submandibular Glands.
abstract: The objective of this article is to present the first case reported in the literature of metachronous pleomorphic adenoma of bilateral parotid glands and submaxillary gland. The authors report the case of a 27-year-old female with metachronous mixed tumors in her right parotid and submandibular glands. The patient has no history of previous radiotherapy. All three lesions were diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration. The histopathologic evaluation of all three major salivary gland masses demonstrated pleomorphic adenomas, with no occult malignancy observed on serial sections. The presentation of pleomorphic adenomas in the parotids and submandibular glands probably represents three unrelated primary sites of tumor, yet the possibility of metastasis from one gland to the other cannot be excluded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pingarrón-Martín
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Arias-Gallo
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Demaría-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital La Zarzuela, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chamorro Pons
keywords: bilateral parotid tumor; metachronous; pleomorphic adenoma; salivary gland