Pleomorphic adenoma is a circumscribed tumor characterized microscopically by its pleomorphic or mixed apprearance, and its clearly recognizable epithelial tissue intermingled with areas of mucoid, mixed, or chondroid appearance.
Pleomorphic adenoma, the most common tumor of the salivary glands, is now generally accepted as epithelial and benign adenoma, The palate is the most common location for minor salivary gland tumor.
The neoplasm has been found in all age groups, the majority being in the fifth decade with an age ranged from 30 to 50. Minor salivary gland lesions appear a decade later, ranging in age from 40 to 60.
We experienced three cases of pleomorphic adenoma occuring in the palate. They were treated with complete local exicision and reconstructed with pedicled temporal fascial, flap, pedicled buccal fat pad, and palatal islands flap each.
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