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Pediatric Submandibular Pleomorphic Adenoma: Three Cases and Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

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Hakkı Caner İnan, Miraç Elif Özdal, Gizem Issin, & Mehmet Özer. (2024). Pediatric Submandibular Pleomorphic Adenoma: Three Cases and Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy. ENT Updates, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.54963/entu.v14i3.891

Authors

  • Hakkı Caner İnan

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and research Hospital, Bursa Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Bursa 01003, Turkey
  • Miraç Elif Özdal

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and research Hospital, Bursa Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Bursa 01003, Turkey
  • Gizem Issin

    Department of Pathology, Mengucek Gazi Training and Research Hospital, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Erzincan 24002, Turkey
  • Mehmet Özer

    Department of Medical Pathology, Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and research Hospital, Bursa Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Burs 01003, Turkey

Pediatric submandibular pleomorphic adenomas are very rare benign tumors. Fine needle aspiration biopsy is a useful preoperative diagnosis to avoid tumor rupture and seeding. We present three cases of pediatric submandibular pleomorphic adenoma.

Keywords:

Pleomorphic Adenoma Pediatric Submandibular Gland Tumor

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