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Cystadenoma in a pediatric patient: a rare salivary gland neoplasm

ABSTRACT

Salivary gland cystadenoma is a rare benign neoplasm, representing 1.4% of all benign salivary gland tumors. It presents a predilection for the major salivary gland and middle-aged or elderly adults. The present study reports a rare case of cystadenoma in the floor of the mouth a 5-year-old male patient, who was referred to an oral diagnosis center for evaluation of the lesion. After performing an incisional biopsy, microscopic analysis revealed a cystadenoma. The patient’s treatment was excision of the lesion and he has been under follow-up for one year with no signs of recurrence.

Key words:
oral pathology; salivary glands; neoplasms; cystadenoma

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