Pleomorphic adenoma in submaxillary gland, light micrograph. Pleomorphic adenoma is a common benign (non-cancerous) salivary gland tumour characterised by a proliferation of epithelial (ductal) and myoepithelial cells with components with a variable background stroma. Morphological diversity is the most characteristic feature of this neoplasm.

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