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ArticleCureus2024

Pleomorphic Adenoma in a Posterior Cervical Soft Tissue Mass: A Diagnostic Conundrum.

Muhammad Adzha Musa, Michael Sze Liang Wong, Khairil Afif Mahmud, Mohd Aizat Abdul Aziz, Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Muhammad Adzha MusaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Michael Sze Liang WongDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, MYS.
Khairil Afif MahmudDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.
Mohd Aizat Abdul AzizDepartment of Pathology, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, MYS.
Mohd Razif Mohamad YunusDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM, Kuala Lumpur, MYS.

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Abstract

Diagnosing a soft tissue tumor in the head and neck region can be challenging due to its complex anatomy and diverse histological spectrum. This case report highlights the case of a woman who presented with a painless neck lump in the posterior triangle of the neck. Various pathological and imaging studies were suggestive of pleomorphic adenoma, which arises from the left prevertebral space. The patient underwent complete surgical excision via the transcervical approach. Pleomorphic adenoma in the posterior triangle of the neck is extremely rare and causes a diagnostic dilemma in managing soft tissue tumors of the neck.

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head and neck tumorspleomorphic adenomaposterior cervical trianglesalivary gland tumorsoft tissue tumour

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PMID38784307
PMCPMC11114622

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