A case of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma arising from multinodular pleomorphic adenoma of the buccal region

Abstract

Abstract In multinodular lesions or tumors with mixed benign and malignant components, malignant elements may be undetectable using fine‐needle aspiration biopsy/cytology in preoperative pathological diagnosis of some cases, because of sampling error.

Keywords

• carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
• fine‐needle aspiration
• minor salivary gland tumor
• multinodular lesion
• salivary duct carcinoma