Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus

A benign pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. This tumor has the potential to metastasize to bone, the head and neck region, visceral organs and skin. Although there a few reports about a benign pleomorphic adenoma metastasizing to the maxillary sinus in the paranasal...

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Main Authors:	Chang Hoon Bae, Yong-Dae Kim, Si-Youn Song
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2010-09-01
Series:	Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:	Sphenoid sinus Pleomorphic adenoma Metastasis
Online Access:	http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-3-172.pdf

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spelling	doaj-ac49d97feb7e4fa9ad03c1fe1c30cee32020-11-24T21:23:50ZengKorean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck SurgeryClinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology1976-87102005-07202010-09-013317217510.3342/ceo.2010.3.3.17296Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid SinusChang Hoon Bae0Yong-Dae Kim1Si-Youn Song2Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.A benign pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. This tumor has the potential to metastasize to bone, the head and neck region, visceral organs and skin. Although there a few reports about a benign pleomorphic adenoma metastasizing to the maxillary sinus in the paranasal sinuses, there are no reports about a metastatic benign pleomorphic adenoma in the sphenoid sinus. We report here on a case of a benign pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate that metastasized to the sphenoid sinus, and we briefly review the relevant clinical literature.http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-3-172.pdfSphenoid sinusPleomorphic adenomaMetastasis
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spellingShingle	Chang Hoon Bae Yong-Dae Kim Si-Youn Song Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology Sphenoid sinus Pleomorphic adenoma Metastasis
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title	Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus
title_short	Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus
title_full	Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus
title_fullStr	Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus
title_full_unstemmed	Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus
title_sort	benign pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate metastasizing to the sphenoid sinus
publisher	Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
series	Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
issn	1976-8710 2005-0720
publishDate	2010-09-01
description	A benign pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. This tumor has the potential to metastasize to bone, the head and neck region, visceral organs and skin. Although there a few reports about a benign pleomorphic adenoma metastasizing to the maxillary sinus in the paranasal sinuses, there are no reports about a metastatic benign pleomorphic adenoma in the sphenoid sinus. We report here on a case of a benign pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate that metastasized to the sphenoid sinus, and we briefly review the relevant clinical literature.
topic	Sphenoid sinus Pleomorphic adenoma Metastasis
url	http://www.e-ceo.org/upload/pdf/ceo-3-172.pdf
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Benign Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Soft Palate Metastasizing to the Sphenoid Sinus

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