Pleomorphic adenoma (mixed tumor) is the most common salivary gland tumor and surgi-cal excision is the treatment of choice. Histopathologically, it exhibits epithelial, myoep-ithelial and mesenchymal features, and its diagnosis relies upon histopathological exami-nation. Approximately eighty percent of pleomorphic adenomas occur in the parotid glands, with nasopharyngeal occurrences of pleomorphic adenoma being very rare. A 62-year-old woman presented in October 1997 with a left nasopharyngeal mass which was an incidental finding during routine physical examination. The patient denied any associated symptoms. The mass was approximately 0.8 cm across its largest diameter. After biopsy in the outpatient department, the tumor was found to be a pleomorphic adenoma without malignant changes. The patient underwent endoscopic tumor excision and the diagnosis was confirmed by pathological examination. The post-operative recovery was uneventful and no recurrence of tumor was noted over the following two years. Pleomorphic adenoma of the nasopharynx is very uncommon but nevertheless is one of the differential diagnoses of a nasopharyngeal tumor. This rare diagnosis depends on pathological exami-nation.