Q) 54 year old lady with long standing swelling right side of cheek. What is not a clinical feature of malignant conversion of salivary gland tumor?
a) Pain
b) Facial nerve weakness
c) Swelling
d) Cervical lymph node swelling
Ans a
Clinical features of high-grade malignant salivary tumours include
1. facial nerve weakness
2. rapid enlargement of the swelling;
3. induration and/or ulceration of the overlying skin;
4. cervical node enlargement.
Ref Bailey 27th page 783
Most of these tumors are painless
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