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Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma of the palate in a child

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Y. W. Tsang ,
Y. Tung  and
J. K. C. Chan
Y. W. Tsang*
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
Y. Tung
Affiliation:
Institute of Radiology and Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
J. K. C. Chan
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
*
Dr Y. W. Tsang, Institute of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Wylie Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Abstract

We report a case of polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma involving the palate of a 12-year-old girl, the first example of this tumour occurring in the paediatric age group. The tumour displayed infiltrative growth, neural invasion, variegated histological patterns, and minimal cytological atypia. The patient remained disease-free four years after wide local excision of the tumour. The distinction of polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma from pleomorphic adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma is also discussed.

Keywords

AdenocarcinomaPalatal neoplasms
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 4 , April 1991 , pp. 309 - 311
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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