Abstract
Basal cell adenoma is a benign neoplasm of salivary gland with 1% to 2% of tumors of that order. The nomenclature derives from the basaloid appearance of its tumor cells formed by the combination of salivary duct epithelium and myoepithelial cells. The present study aims to report the case of a 70-year-old male leucoderm patient admitted by the department of maxillofacial surgery presenting clinically a tumor lesion in the left buccal region with hardened consistency on palpation, painless, mobile, with 1-year evolution. In the cranial computed tomography with a soft profile window, we observed a hypodense mass image, well delimited and approximately 2 cm in its largest diameter. In view of these characteristics, the diagnostic hypothesis was pleomorphic adenoma. Excisional biopsy was performed with local anesthesia at the outpatient operating room. The specimen was referred for histopathologic analysis, defining diagnosis for basal cell adenoma. The patient is in periodic postoperative follow-up.
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