ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2015
A challenging case of squamous metaplasia in a pleomorphic adenoma: diagnostic and clinical pitfalls.
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- Pleomorphic Adenomas and Their Atypical Morphology: Pitfalls in the Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Tumors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Pleomorphic Adenoma with Extensive Squamous and Adipocytic Metaplasia Mimicking as Low Grade Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma on FNAC.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Pleomorphic adenoma: a rare presentation in buccal salivary gland with extensive squamous and mucous metaplasia.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Pleomorphic adenoma with extensive oncocytic papillary cystic areas and trichilemmal keratinisation - A unique presentation.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
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Abstract
Squamous metaplasia in a pleomorphic adenoma (PA) has been reported, but rarely has it been documented as being extensive enough to cause significant misdiagnosis. We present a case of a 37-year-old man presenting with a 1.7-cm minor salivary gland PA of the palate. It exhibited extensive squamous metaplasia mimicking a squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) on multiple preoperative biopsies. The final diagnosis was only made after a complete oncological excision with margins and free flap reconstruction. Florid squamous metaplasia in a PA, although rare, should be recognized and distinguished from SCC. Failure to differentiate these entities can lead to patient overtreatment.
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