[Pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base].

INTRODUCTION

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common lesion of minor salivary glands but is exceptional in the tongue base.

REPORT CASE: We report the case of a 70-year-old woman with pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base. The patient consulted for difficult swallowing, which developed over 4 months. Physical examination and computed tomography revealed a cystic tumour located in the right side of tongue base. The tumor was removed by transoral resection. The histological examination demonstrated a pleomorphic adenoma.

DISCUSSION: We will discuss the diagnostic and therapeutically modalities of pleomorphic adenoma of the tongue base with a review of the literature.