BACKGROUND Iatrogenic facial nerve paralysis is a devastating surgical complication that occasionally results in litigation. OBJECTIVE To analyze litigation trends to better understand the causes and outcomes of suits involving facial nerve paralysis to prevent future litigation and improve physician education. DESIGN Retrospective review. SETTING All US civil trials. PARTICIPANTS All s...

This paper presents an analysis of 104 (43 men and 61 women) patients who had been investigated for recurrent swelling of the parotid gland. The investigation and causes of this condition are discussed.

Introduction: The large defects resulting from head and neck tumour surgeries present a reconstructive challenge to surgeons. Although numerous methods can be used, they all have their own limitations. In this paper, we our experience with cervicofacial/cervicothoracic rotation flaps help expand the awareness application of flap. Case report: patient who underwent repair flap in department has ...

Differentially expressed genes in various benign and malignant salivary gland tumours were identified by use of cDNA microarrays containing 19,000 human expressed sequence tags. Samples were derived from 5 patients with pleomorphic adenoma, 4 with Warthin's tumour, one with clear cell carcinoma, and 2 with mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Tumours were classified by using a subset of 486 genes. Benign ...

A case of unilateral synchronous tumors of the parotid gland in a 71-year-old man is presented. The clinical, radiographic, and histologic features are discussed along with a review of the literature.

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenomas are benign neoplasms of salivary glands. The simultaneous homolateral occurrence of these tumors in salivary glands is exceedingly rare.   Case Report: An adult female presenting to our OPD with the swelling of right-sided preauricular and submandibular regions was diagnosed with the pleomorphic adenoma based on fine needle aspiration c...

Background: Accurate imaging of the anatomical relationship between intraparotid facial nerve branches and parotid tumor can be helpful for surgical planning effective protection during surgery. Three-dimensional sheath inked rapid acquisition with refocused echoes (3D-SHINKEI) is a new MRI sequence high tissue contrast resolution, which has been used peripheral nerves in several organs. Object...