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Juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek: a case report and review of literature
Taufik Dalati*1 and Mahmoud R Hussein2
Address: department of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University Hospitals, Damascus, Syria and 2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University Hospitals, Assuit, Egypt
Email: Taufik Dalati* - taufikdalati@gmx.net; Mahmoud R Hussein - mrcpath17@gmail.com * Corresponding author
Published: 22 September 2009 Received: 15 May 2009
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Diagnostic Pathology 2009, 4:32 doi:l0.ll86/1746-1596-4-32 v v
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Abstract
Ple0m0rphic aden0ma, als0 called benign mixed tum0r, is the m0st c0mm0n tum0r 0f the salivary glands. Ab0ut 90% 0f these tum0rs 0ccur in the par0tid gland and 10% in the min0r salivary glands. The m0st c0mm0n sites 0f ple0m0rphic aden0ma 0f the min0r salivary glands are the palates f0ll0wed by lips and cheeks. Other rare sites include the throat, fl00r 0f the m0uth, t0ngue, t0nsil, pharynx, retr0m0lar area and nasal cavity. In children, intra0ral ple0m0rphic aden0mas 0f the cheek are extremely rare with 0nly three cases rep0rted t0 date. Here we rep0rt a case 0f ple0m0rphic aden0ma 0f min0r salivary glands 0f the cheek in a l7-year-0ld girl. The mass was rem0ved by wide l0cal excisi0n with adequate margins, and after a foll0w-up peri0d 0f three years there were n0 recurrences. T0 c0nclude, ple0m0rphic aden0ma sh0uld be c0nsidered in the differential diagn0sis 0f cheek masses in y0ungsters. Wide l0cal excisi0n is t0 be rec0mmended as the treatment 0f ch0ice. A cl0se f0ll0w-up is necessary p0st0peratively.
Introduction
Pleomorphic adenomas are benign salivary gland tumors that represent about 3- 10% of the neoplasm of the head and neck region [1]. They are the most common tumors (50%) of the major and minor salivary glands [2]. The palate is considered as the most common intraoral site (42.8-68.8%), followed by the upper lip (10.1%) and cheek (5.5%) [3-5]. Other rare sites include the throat (2.5%), retromolar region (0.7%), floor of the mouth and the alveolar mucosa [4]. Pleomorphic adenoma usually presents as a mobile slowly growing, painless firm swelling that does not cause ulceration of the overlying mucosa [6].
Pleomorphic adenoma consists of cells with epithelial and mesenchymal differentiation (mixed tumor). The highly variable morphology of this neoplasm is the result
of interplay between these elements. Now it is widely accepted that both epithelial and mesenchymal (myxoid, hyaline, chondroid, osseous) elements often arise from same cell clone, which may be a myoepithelial or ductal reserve cell. There is no difference in behavior of this neoplasm based on proportion of various elements [7]. Lee et al examined formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues from 13 pleomorphic adenomas of female patients. They used the polymerase chain reaction (HUMRA assay). HUMARA, the human androgen receptor gene, is located on the X chromosome and contains a segment of polymorphic CAG tandem repeats in exon 1. Several methyla-tion-sensitive HhaI restriction sites are located 5' to these CAG repeats. It is an ideal tool to study clonality of female tissues by examining the methylation pattern. A monoclonal pattern was seen in the stromal, epithelial elements in the majority of cases. These findings suggest that the
stromal and epithelial cells in pleomorphic adenomas of salivary gland arise from the same clone in most cases [7]. Variants of pleomorphic adenoma include pleomorphic adenoma with lipomatous change [8], myxoliopmatous pleomorphic adenoma, pleomorphic adenoma with squamous differentiation and benign metastasizing mixed tumor [9].
The mucosa of the cheek is a uncommon site of occurrence for intraoral pleomorphic adenoma [10] and most of these cases have been reported in adults [11,12]. In children, only three cases were reported to date [13-15]. Here we report a case of pleomorphic adenoma in 17 years old girl. The relevant studies were discussed.
Case report
A 17-year-old girl presented with a slowly growing painless swelling in the right cheek of four years duration. Clinical examination revealed a 2.0-cm, firm, mobile mass in the right cheek (2.0-cm dorsal to the angle of the mouth). There was no history of trauma, fevers, disturbance of salivation, or oral surgeries. The laboratory tests were unremarkable. Radiological examination showed no abnormality in the panoramic radiograph (Figure 1-A). The mass was dissected and excised with safety margins under local anesthesia. It did not involve the facial muscles or subcutaneous tissue of the cheek. Grossly, the lesion was in the form of an ovoid well demarcated, partially encapsulated, gray-white partly myxoid, partly rubbery mass, measuring 2.0 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm, with solid cut surface (Figure 1-B-F). On histology, a well-circumscribed growth was seen. The neoplastic proliferation had bipha-sic populations of epithelial and mesenchymal cells. The former was composed of glandular structures lined by round, oval cells having large hyperchromatic nuclei, pink cytoplasm and myoepithelial basal cell layer. The stroma was myxoid, hyaline and chondroid. No mitotic figures or necrosis were seen (Figure 2). Postoperative period was uneventful. The patient was followed up over a period of for 3 years and no recurrences were observed.
Discussion
Pleomorphic adenoma occurs more frequently in women than in men and is most common from the fourth to sixth decades with a mean age of 43-46 years [3,4,16]. Salivary gland tumors are rare in children and when they do arise, they preferentially affect major salivary glands, but minor salivary gland tumors have also been reported [17]. Here we report a rare case of juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek in 17 years old girl. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fourth case to be reported in literature [1315].
The clinicopathologic features of the case reported here concurs with previous studies. Yamamoto et el reported a
Figure!
The radiological and gross features of juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek. (a) Panoramic radiograph showing unremarkable maxilla, mandible and teeth. (b) Preoperative view showing ovoid nodule in the right cheek covered by intact mucosa with congested blood vessels. (c) Gross features with a well circumscribed ovoid mass measuring 2.0 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm. (d) Postoperative view showing the site of the wound and sutures.
9-year-old Japanese girl with pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek mucosa. Cohen and Kronenberg reported two more cases of juvenile pleomorphic adenomas of the cheek (girls, age <18 years) [13-15]. No recurrence was reported in these cases [13-15]. Dhanuthai et al reported the first case of palatal pleomorphic adenoma in a 13 year-old child [17]. In children, Jorge et al reported five cases of intraoral pleomorphic adenoma in patients under 18 years of age in two Brazilian institutions. Four patients were females and one was male; two cases affected the palate, two the upper lip and one the tongue. The cases were treated by local excision and long-follow up showed no
Figure2
The histological features of the juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek. (a-b) Scanning magnificati0n views 0f ple0m0rphic aden0ma sh0wing that the tum0r is well circumscribed. The mesenchymal and epithelial elements are evident at these magnificati0ns. This encapsulated tum0r has a protuberance pushing through the capsule (upper left side). The tum0r has abundant ch0ndroid areas. (c-d) These views sh0w the essential cytoarchitectural features sufficient for diagn0sis 0f ple0m0prhic aden0ma. The tubular strucutes are well delineated from the stroma. They are lined by inner layer 0f ductal epithelial cells and 0ther layer 0f my0epithelial cells. The latter merge imperceptivity into the surrounding mesenchymal elements. The tubules have e0sin0philic c0lfoid like materials (secretfons) in their lumens. The my0epithelial cells appear as cub0idal, spindle, plasmacytoid and n0n-descript epithelfoid cells. They surr0und the tubules in a thin layer and in focally thick mantles. (e-f) These views sh0w the stroma (0ne 0f the defining c0mp0nent 0f the ple0m0rphic aden0ma). It is c0mp0sed 0f hyaline, h0m0gen0us, fibrillary (e) and ch0ndr0my0x0id (f) materials interspersed am0ng the epithelial and my0epithelial cells.
recurrences were observed. Jorge et al concluded that intraoral pleomorphic adenoma seems to have similar biological characteristics as in adults, with low recurrence rates after surgical resection [16]. The surgical treatment for the pleomorphic adenoma in both juvenile and adult patients is principally the same and includes complete wide surgical excision with good safety margins. Inadequate resection or rupture of the capsule or tumors spill-
age during excision can lead to local recurrence as these tumors often have microscopic interruptions in the capsule [16]. In adults, Van Heerden and his colleagues examined the clinicopathologic features of the oral salivary gland neoplasms. Seventy cases were diagnosed during 8-year period. Pleomorphic adenoma was the most common entity that accounted for 48% of all tumors (not in the cheek), but none of these lesions affected the cheek mucosa. Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma comprised 15.7% of the tumors [3].
The differential diagnosis of the juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek (Table 1) includes buccal space abscess, dermoid cyst, foreign body reaction, fibroma, lipoma, neurofibroma, rhabdomyosarcoma, mucoepider-moid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma and carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma [16,18]. The possibility of buccal space abscess was ruled out due to absence of sign of inflammation. The solid nature of the lesion coupled with the lack of tissue representing the three germ layers rule out the possibility of mature cystic teratoma (dermoid cyst). The lack of ulceration of the buccal mucosa, pain, paresthesia or invasion of the surrounding tissue rules out the possibility of malignant transformation. Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is characterized by the presence of malignant epithelium (salivary duct carcinoma, undif-ferentiated carcinoma, adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified, terminal duct carcinoma or myoepithelial carcinoma) with benign stroma. Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is extensively infiltrative malignancy with necrosis, perineurial invasion, frequent mitotic figures, marked nuclear atypia. Adenoid cystic carcinoma usually shows cribriform, solid or tubular pattern similar to cylin-dromas of skin. It is composed of small bland myoepithe-lial cells with scant cytoplasm and dark compact angular nuclei that surround pseudoglandular spaces with PAS+ excess basement membrane material and mucin. Peripheral perineurial invasion and small true glandular lumina are sometimes seen but no squamous differentiation; or extensive necrosis are usually absent. Adenoid cystic carcinoma has high proliferative index, high p53 immunoreac-tivity, intense staining for BCL-2 but negative reactivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein. In contrast, pleomorphic adenoma is not invasive, show no perineurial invasion; has squamous metaplasia and mesenchyme-like areas. Charactaristically, pleomorphic adenoma has strong glial fibrillary acidic protein in the myxochondromatous areas [19]. The basal cell carcinoma is a low grade malignancy similar to basal cell adenoma. It is an infiltrative tumor with perineurial invasion and vascular invasion; variable cytologic atypia and mitotic activity. It is composed of solid, trabecular, tubular or membranous patterns but there is no myxoid matrix or cartilegenous areas. The basal cell adenoma is composed of basaloid cells sharply delin-
Table !: Differential diagnosis of juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek
Tumor Salient histological features
Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma - Cribriform and pseudoglandular patterns of basaloid cells with hyalinized stroma
- Frequent perineural invasion
- Minimal nuclear pleomorphism
- No squamous differentiation
- No high grade dysplasia or squamous carcinoma in situ, no extensive necrosis
Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma - Uniform plump columnar cells with bland nuclei arranged in variable growth patterns (tubular,
cribriform, papillary, solid, fascicular, microcystic, single file, pseudoadenoid cystic, strand-like,
mixed)
- Perineural invasion common around small nerves
- Infiltrative borders
Basal cell adenoma - Elongated and branching canaliculi separated by hyaline stroma
Acinic cell carcinoma - Variable cell types (serous, clear, vacuolated, intercalated duct cells) arranged in solid,
microcystic, papillary cystic and follicular patterns
- few mitotic figures
Clear cell carcinoma-hyalinizing type -Trabeculae, cords, islands or nests of monomorphic clear cells surrounded by hyalinized bands
with foci of myxohyaline stroma
Cystadenocarcinoma - Invasive, cystic growth pattern, 75% had
- Conspicuous papillary component
- Composed of small cuboidal cells, large cuboidal cells, tall columnar cells or mixture
- Cystic spaces with hemorrhage and granulation tissue are frequent
Intraductal carcinoma - intraductal neoplasm with micropapillary, cribriform, solid, comedo or clinging patterns, with
preservation of myoepithelial cells surrounding intraductal tumor Mucoepidermoid carcinoma - Cords, sheets, clusters of mucous, squamous, intermediate and clear cells; low to high grade
Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma - Both epithelial and myoepithelial components seen
- Most tumor cells have myoepithelial features with clear cytoplasm or naked nuclei
- Focally, there are ducts or tubules with an outer rim of myoepithelial cells and inner, dark ductal cells with scant eosinophilic cytoplasm and round, bland nuclei
eated from the stroma by basement membrane. The polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma is usually nonencapsulated tumor with diverse (polymorphous) growth patterns, infiltrative borders, perineurial invasion and rare tumor necrosis [3,20].
Conclusion
To conclude, juvenile pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek is a rare neoplasm and therefore its diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. Complete wide surgical excision is the treatment of choice. Recurrence after many years of surgical excision as well as malignant transformation should be a concern and therefore long- term follow- up is necessary.
Consent
Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors' contributions
TD outlined the general concept, was involved in the literature search, preparing the materials, supplying the relevant clinical details, providing the radiological details and clinical figures, drafting and revising the manuscript. MRH was involved in histopathology evaluation, interpreted the histopathology, providing the histopathology details, drafting and revising the manuscript. Both authors have read and approved the present manuscript.
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