Pleomorphic adenoma: a rare intraoral pediatric tumor

Minor salivary gland tumors are rare in the pediatric population. The most common minor salivary gland neoplasm is pleomorphic adenoma of the hard palate. We report a case of a 7-year-old patient presenting with a slow-growing palatal lesion, which upon diagnosis we confirm to be a pleomorphic adenoma. These lesions require radical excision with careful dissection due to risks of malignant transformation, pain, interference with dentition, and tumor seeding. Given the risk of recurrence, it is important that these patients be monitored long term following extirpation. Our patient remains recurrence free at most recent follow-up, 5 years following initial extirpation. The addition of this case contributes further information regarding demographics, diagnosis, and treatment of these tumors.