A PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA OF THE SUBMAXILLAR SALIVARY GLAND

Seo,  Jin-Gwan; Lee,  Yong-O; Im,  Gil-Ung; Kim,  Seon-Yong; Byeon,  Sang-Gil; Park,  Jeong-Dong

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 14(3); 1976 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 1976;14(3):245-248.
Published online March 31, 1976.

악하타선액선에 발생한 거대한 혼합종의 치험예

서진관¹, 이용오², 임길웅³, 김선용⁴, 변상길⁵, 박정동⁶

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A PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA OF THE SUBMAXILLAR SALIVARY GLAND

Jin-Gwan Seo¹, Yong-O Lee², Gil-Ung Im³, Seon-Yong Kim⁴, Sang-Gil Byeon⁵, Jeong-Dong Park⁶

Abstract

A pleomorphic adenomas (so-called mixed tumors) predominantly localize in the salivary glands. of the mixed tumors affecting the major sailvary glands. 90% ocur in the parotid gland, about 9% occur in the submaxillary gland, and 1% occur in the sublingual gland. The sites of origin of tumors of the inor salivary glands, in order of frequency, are the palate, lip, tongue, cheek, anf floor of the mouth. In the case of reported here a tremendous large pleomorphic adenima (weighting 580gm, measuring 18X7cm) occuerd in the submaxilly gland which had been growing for about 20 years.