Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of the salivary glands, with a higher prevalence between the fourth and sixth decades of life and a predilection for women. A 48-year-old white woman with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was referred to the stomatology outpatient clinic, complaining of lesions in right upper gingiva with a recent episode of febrile neutropenia after a consolidation chemotherapy. At the extraoral examination no alterations were observed. On intraoral examination, small ulcers were observed in attached gingiva, and on right side of the hard palate a nodular and sessile lesion of approximately 2 cm was identified. Lesions on gingiva were as secondary herpes simplex identified by cytology and polymerase chain reaction. Incisional biopsy of nodule confirmed the diagnosis of pleomorphic adenoma. Radiographically, the bone structures were intact. Currently, 7 months after surgery, he is well clinically and without signs of relapse.

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