A 45-year-old man comes to the physician because of a small mass in his oral cavity. Physical examination shows left facial nerve palsy and a firm, mobile, painless mass in the left parapharyngeal space Biopsy from the mass in the oral cavity shows chondromyxoid stroma and epithelium.
Which of the following best explains this mass?

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A 45-year-old man comes to the physician because of a small mass in his oral cavity. Physical examination shows left facial nerve palsy and a firm, mobile, painless mass in the left parapharyngeal space Biopsy from the mass in the oral cavity shows chondromyxoid stroma and epithelium. 
Which of the following best explains this mass?

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The mass represents the most common salivary gland tumor

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Once it is excised, no recurrence occurs

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The mass represents a benign cystic tumor with germinal centers

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The mass represents the most common malignant tumor in the salivary glands

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