Impact of removing mastoid process for advanced parotid cancer on facial nerve identification, preservation and reconstruction
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Impact of removing mastoid process for advanced parotid cancer on facial nerve identification, preservation and reconstruction
BACKGROUND Advanced parotid cancers more than 4 cm are firmly fixed around the main trunk of the facial nerve that can be hardly detected in narrow working space between mastoid process and parotid cancer. Even though facial nerve was preserved, facial nerve stretching during surgery has significantly serious effect on postoperative facial palsy. OBJECTIVE To evaluate usefulness of removing m...
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OBJECTIVE Our study emphasizes the relationship between the temporal bone structures and the mastoid portion of the facial nerve. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-two temporal bones taken from adult cadavers of both sexes subjected to tympanoplastic procedure were used to make reference measures of the mastoid portion of the facial nerve. Appropriate instruments were used for measurement and stati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Head & Face Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1746-160X
DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-10-6