OBJECTIVE We analyze parotid specimens in patients treated with prophylactic parotidectomy for squamous cell carcinoma of the auricle greater than or equal to 2 cm to determine rates of metastasis and the efficacy of elective resection. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Cancer treatment center in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1998 to 2013. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study includ...

Aim Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of the parotid gland and is classically treated with superficial or total parotidectomy. Less radical surgeries have been proposed to minimize the risk of facial nerve injury. The oncological safety of these procedures remains controversial. We conducted this study to evaluate the safety of superficial hemi-lobectomy (quadrantectomy). Pa...

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this presentation, the participants should be able to discuss how imaging and intra-operative facial nerve monitoring may be used in the removal of selected intraparotid foreign body without parotidectomy and dissection of the facial nerve. OBJECTIVES 1) To present a rare case of a metallic intraparotid foreign body introduced as a projectile; 2) to...

Lipoma of the deep lobe of the parotid gland is extremely rare. A forty-two-year-old man presented with a painless, soft, and slow-growing mass in the left preauricular area. Ultrasonography and computed tomography findings were consistent with lipoma. The patient was treated with superficial parotidectomy and total excision of the mass with preservation of the facial nerve. Histologic findings...

Dear Editor, Frey’s syndrome (FS) is characterized by sweating and erythema in the parotid gland region, related to salivary stimulus, and emerges after parotid gland traumas, such as parotidectomy, the drainage of abscesses, gunshot wounds, and shingles.1 We present a case of a 60-year-old, white, female patient, who underwent a partial left parotidectomy 10 years ago due to a benign tumor, an...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and functional outcomes of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) followed by intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in locally advanced stage tumours involving the middle ear. Data on 13 consecutive patients treated for malignant tumor of external auditory canal involving the middle ear were retrospectively reviewed. Media...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and severity of facial nerve dysfunction following surgery for benign parotid gland tumours. STUDY DESIGN A case series. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY ENT Department, Karachi Medical and Dental College and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Ziauddin University Hospital, from 1990 to 2010. METHODOLOGY Data was collected of all patients who were surgically manage...

Temporary and permanent facial nerve dysfunctions can be observed after parotidectomy for benign and malignant lesions. Intraoperative nerve monitoring is a recognised tool for the preservation of the nerve, while the efficacy of the operative microscope has been rarely stated. The authors report their experience on 198 consecutive parotidectomies performed on 196 patients with the aid of the o...