Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue: a case report

ABSTRACT

A 19-year-old girl referred to our clinic complaining of a painless lump on the left side of her tongue. The patient had no history of dysphagia, lingual paresthesia or bleeding. Physical examination revealed the presence of multiple enlarged lymph nodes on the left side of her neck. Histopathology of lingual mass and lymph nodes showed pleomorphic adenoma. To our knowledge, this is the first case of pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue with metastasis to the cervical nodes