Diagnosis and treatment of mixed salivary gland tumor previously diagnosed as cutaneous chondroid syringoma proximal to the oral commissure: A case report

Abstract

Key Clinical Message Subcutaneous tumors of the head and neck resembling cutaneous mixed tumors may be misdiagnosed pleomorphic adenomas of salivary gland origin. Physicians should consider salivary mixed tumors in the differential diagnosis for suspected cutaneous tumors.

Keywords

• chondroid syringoma
• cutaneous mixed tumor
• mixed tumor
• pleomorphic adenoma
• salivary mixed tumor