The world’s biggest benign Parotid Tumour ‘pleomorphic adenoma’: a rare case report

Abstract

The parotid gland is the largest of the salivary glands weighing 15 grams and Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed salivary tumour) is the most common benign salivary gland tumour and also the most common benign tumour of the parotid. Normally this tumour is a slow growing well demarcated apparently encapsulated lesion rarely exceeding 6cms in its greatest dimension. However the below mentioned case is an exception wherein the tumour measures 24x18x11 cms in dimension. Thereby making it the world's largest benign parotid tumour recorded till date.