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[Pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base]
A El Kohen1, L Essakalli, M Kzadri
1Service d'ORL, hôpital des Spécialités, CHU de Rabat, Rabat, Maroc.
Introduction:
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common lesion of minor salivary glands but is exceptional in the tongue base.
Report Case:
We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base. The patient consulted for difficult swallowing, which developed over 4 months. Physical examination and computed tomography revealed a cystic tumour located in the right side of tongue base. The tumor was removed by transoral resection. The histological examination demonstrated a pleomorphic adenoma.
Discussion:
We will discuss the diagnostic and therapeutically modalities of pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base with a review of the literature.
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