What is Pleomorphic Adenoma and Its Affects?
The Pleamorphic adenoma is a term used to describe a tumor which is formed in the salivary gland and is benign in nature in its nascent stages. The tumor which is mostly found in the women and children is also the most common form of adenoma present in the human body which basically includes three components namely epithelial cell component, a stromal (mesenchymal) component and a myoepithelial cell component. These three components are important to recognize the presence of pleomorphic adenoma and this is mainly called the benign mixed tumor. The pleomorphic adenoma represents the overall 45 to 75% of all the salivary gland neoplasms and the actual incidence annually is 2 to 3.5 reported cases of the 0.1 million people. Though mostly seen in females than in males i.e. in the ratio 2:1, this type of adenoma occurs in people of all ages and usually in the age range of 43-46 years. Of all the salivary glands, the pleomorphic adenoma occurs most commonly in the parotid salivary gland with
