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| BENIGN SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS Well-circumscribed; slowly growing; asymptomatic; overlying mucosa is normal unless traumatized; occur only where salivary glands are present (everywhere in the oral mucosa except midline and anterior hard palate, gingiva and attached alveolar mucosa). |
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| Pleomorphic adenoma (Mixed tumor) | Encapsulated; firm or compressible |
| Monomorphic adenoma | Encapsulated; firm or compressible |
| Oncocytoma | Encapsulated; firm; occurs in older adults |
| Papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum (Warthin tumor) |
Encapsulated; firm or compressible; occurs in parotid gland |
| Adenoid cystic carcinoma* | Firm |
| Acinic cell carcinoma* | Firm |
| Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, low-grade* | Compressible or fluctuant |
| Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma* | Firm |
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