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?
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?
✓ Correct Answer: D. The mass represents the most common salivary gland tumor
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