Abstract
A pleomorphic adenoma is the most common of all salivary gland tumors.
The most frequently affected gland is the parotid in major salivary glands and the palate in minor salivary glands is often observed. Incidences on the cheek, lip, floor of the mouth and tongue are comparatively rare.
The writers experienced three cases of the pleomorphic adenoma originating in the cheeks and report as follows.
All were females who complained of swelling of the buccal mucosa. The masses were indolent, circumscribed, well-demarcated, elastically hard and movable. In all cases, the masses were enucleated from the oral, examinated histopathologically and diagnosed as the pleomorphic adenoma.
They were diverse and part calcification was seen in only one case.
The prognosies were excellent.
