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World Journal of Surgical Oncology BioMedCentral Case report Open Access Concurrent pleomorphic adenoma in parapharyngeal space and submandibular gland A L Ladeinde*1, W L Adeyemo1, B O Bamgbose1, M O Ogunlewe1 and F O Ajayi2 Address: 1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, P.M. B. 12003, Lagos, Nigeria and 2Department of Oral Pathology and Biology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos P.M. B. 12003, Lagos, Nigeria Email: A L Ladeinde* - drakinladeinde@; W L Adeyemo - lanreadeyemo@; B O Bamgbose - tuntop@; M O Ogunlewe - gbemilewe@yahoo.co.uk; F O Ajayi - folakeajayi87@ * Corresponding author Published: 18 March 2004 Received: 18 August 2003 Accepted: 18 March 2004 World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2004, 2:6 This article is available from: /content/2/1/6 ? 2004 Ladeinde et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the articles original URL. Pleomorphic adenomaConcurrentParapharyngeal spaceSubmandibular gland Abstract Background: Pleomorphic adenoma in the parapharyngeal space either occurs de novo or as an extension from the deep lobe of the parotid gland. Case presentation: A rare synchronous occurrence of pleomorphic adenoma in the parapharyngeal space and submandibular gland of a 48-year-old Nigerian male is reported. Conclusion: Pleomorphic adenoma concurrent in the parapharyngeal space and submandibular gland is very rare. A complete surgical excision of both tumors is the treatment of choice. Introduction Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is an epithelial tumor of complex morphology, possessing epithelial and myoepi- tute less than 0.5% of head and neck neoplasm [8]. Of these, PA is the commonest benign tumor (40%) [9,10]. The origin of de novo PA is probably from displaced