Abstract

Pleomorphic adenomas are the most common of all salivary gland neoplasms and it predominantly affects the major salivary glands, though the minor salivary glands are not spared. Most common site intraorally is the palate followed by lip and other rare oropharyngeal sites involved are the buccal mucosa, tongue, pharynx, tonsils, etc. Healthcare practitioners should give adequate attention in early diagnosis of oral lumps as the possibility of malignancy arising from a long standing benign salivary gland tumour is a distinct possibility. Hereby, we present a case of an innocuous oral lump which initially was diagnosed as a lipoma and later during and after excision was confirmed to be a pleomorphic adenoma.

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