| DENTAL SCIENCE - CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 6 | Page : 435-436 |
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Pleomorphic adenoma in an adolescent
Vinod Thangaswamy1, Andamuthu Sivakumar2, Annamalai Sivakumar1, Sivaraj1, Satish Kumaran Pugazhendi1, Lalita Thambiah1
1 Department of OMFS, JKKN Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam, Namakkal (Dt), Tamil Nadu, India
2 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Tiruchengode, Namakkal (Dt), Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Vinod Thangaswamy
Department of OMFS, JKKN Dental College and Hospital, Komarapalayam, Namakkal (Dt), Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.100325
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Pleomorphic adenoma generally occurs in the 4 th and 5 th decade of life. The adenoma is an uncommon presentation and is exceedingly rare in children and young adolescents. This case report deals with the diagnosis and surgical management of pleomorphic adenoma in the soft palate region in a young adolescent patient. |
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