口蓋垂腫瘍における過長口蓋垂の検討
1992 年 85 巻 10 号 p. 1625-1629
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1992 年 85 巻 10 号 p. 1625-1629
We describe minor salivary gland tumors of the tip of the uvula, causing elongated uvula in two patients.
Case 1. A 78-year-old woman had a pleomorphic adenoma with an elongated uvula which reached the upper incisor teeth. Case 2. A 66-year-old woman had a monomorphic adenoma with an elongated uvula that always touched the base of the tongue. The elongated portions of the uvulae were excised and the bases were left.
Benign tumors of the uvula, excluding papilloma, are rare, especially at the tip of the uvula. The terminology of elongated uvula has not been established yet. We propose a definition of elongated uvula as uvula touching the tongue all the time.
These cases suggest that the weight of the tumor and traction during swallowing are causative factors of uvula elongated by tumor.
