Faryal S Rasheed, Rakan H Alelyani, Hana A Alazzmi, Emad A Alfadhel, Sultan N Alaqil, Hussain A Alobaidi, Othillah M Moazin, Haifa M Alshammari, Tanveer A Bhaat, Eyad A Nawwab
The expression "pleomorphic adenoma" has been used synonymously with mixed cutaneous tumors and chondroid syringomas. It originates from eccrine or apocrine skin, salivary glands, and lacrimal glands. Histologically, it comprises an epithelial-lined glandular component embedded in the cartilaginous, myxomatous, or fibrous stroma. These lesions are usually misdiagnosed because they are extremely rare. It commonly affects middle-aged men and has a slow-growing nature. The usual manifestation is a firm nodular lesion in the periorbital region, particularly at eyelid margins...
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