Table 3.

Morphological patterns, cells of epithelial component, stromal components and capsular alterations of pleomorphic adenoma present in parotid, submandibular and minor salivary glands

Site	Present, n (%)
	Pattern				Cellular components observed					Stromal components					Capsular alterations
	Trabecular	Ductal	Cystic	Solid	Plasmacytoid cells	Spindle cells	Squamous cells	Basaloid cells	Cuboidal cells	Myxoid	Areas of hyalinization	Chondroid	Osteoid areas	Keratin pearls	Capsule present	Partial encapsulation	Satellite nodules
Parotid (n=17)	0	17 (100)	0	17 (100)	12 (70)	16 (94.1)	8 (47)	15 (88.2)	17 (100)	17 (10	12 (70.5)	16 (94.1)	0	4 (20)	17 (100)	0	0
Sub mandibular (n=3)	0	3 (100)	0	3 (100)	3 (100)	3 (100)	1 (33.3)	3 (100)	3 (100)	3 (100)	3 (100)	3 (100)	0	0	3 (100)	0	0
Minor salivary glands (n=20)	1 (5)	20 (100)	0	20 (100)	6 (30)	20 (100)	7 (35)	20 (100)	20 (100)	20 (100)	6 (30)	19 (95)	0	7 (35)	0	20 (100)	0