Giant pleomorphic adenoma of the tubal torus: a case report and literature review.
10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2025.07.013
- Author:
Yinglin YANG
1
;
Xiaoping WU
2
;
Wanting ZENG
2
;
Jichuan CHEN
2
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology，the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University，Chongqing，400010，China.
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology，Daping Hospital of Army Special Medical Center.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
eustachian tube salivary gland;
pleomorphic adenoma;
tubal torus
- MeSH:
Humans;
Female;
Adenoma, Pleomorphic/surgery*;
Aged;
Nasopharynx/pathology*
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2025;39(7):670-673
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pleomorphic adenoma arising from the torus tubarius of the nasopharynx is an extremely rare entity with limited epidemiological data and unclear etiological mechanisms. Its pathogenesis may be related to the eustachian tube salivary glands. Here we report an elderly female patient with a long history of snoring, hypernasal speech and epistaxis. Following comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, the patient underwent tumor resection under nasal endoscopy. There were no postoperative complications, the symptoms were significantly improved, and there was no obvious recurrence during the follow-up. We summarized the experience of diagnosis and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenoma of the tubal torus. The main treatment for tubal torus pleomorphic adenoma is complete surgical resection, with a good prognosis and a low recurrence rate.
