Giant Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report
Ritu Gupta, Sameer Saraf
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Gupta R, Saraf S. Giant Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report. Int J Otorhinolaryngol Clin 2020; 12 (1):17-19.
The tumors of the salivary gland are rare but the most common is pleomorphic adenoma (PA). Since PA is asymptomatic, it is ignored by the patients until they are cosmetically bothered. A 57-year-old male presented to us with a large growth on the right side of the face, which enlarged gradually over a period of over 10 years. The excised specimen was 27 cm × 17 cm × 10 cm in dimensions and 2.250 kg in weight.
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