Answer is A.
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary neoplasm. It makes up most of the parotid tumors. It is also called the benign mixed tumor. It is a painless slow growing mass and is most common in adults between 30 and 50 years old.
Warthin’s tumor is benign and is only in the parotid gland. It is a slow growing nodular mass in the parotid gland and it can occur bilaterally. It is usually in older adults. Surgical removal is the treatment of choice.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is common salivary malignancy. It can occur in any salivary gland tumor with 50% in the minor salivary glands. It is common in palatal salivary glands. It is rare in ages under 20 more common in middle age adults.
Adenomatoid hyperplasia of the minor salivary glands is rare lesion that mimics a neoplasm. Most often it is a swelling in the hard or soft palate. They are most common in the fourth to six decades of life. They are painless and soft to firm to palpation.
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