Major salivary gland tumors are very rare in the developmental period. Confirming tumor changes of the salivary gland requires precise diagnostic imaging involving an ultrasonography scan, computed tomography and magnetic resonance. A needle aspiration biopsy (NAB) of a tumor is of high importance. Excision of the tumor is the main treatment method in the case of parotid gland tumors. Statistic...

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyse patients presenting with parotid gland Swelling at our centre, treatment given and complications of surgery. Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of medical records of patients operated by a single surgeon for parotid gland tumours were analysed from year 2005-2012. Results: For the above mentioned period 75 patients were operated of ...

BACKGROUND Malignant parotid tumors are rare metastases originating from nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). This study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological features and outcome of patients with metastasis of NPC to parotid lymph nodes after surgical therapy. METHODS We enrolled 14 NPC patients who had metastatic disease to parotid lymph nodes after IMRT. They received surgical treatment ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of retroauricular hair line incision (RAHI) in partial superficial parotidectomy by comparison with modified Blair incision or facelift incision. METHODS Medical records of 73 patients with benign parotid tumor who underwent partial superficial parotidectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Size and location of tumors, operativ...

Background/Objectives: Extracapsular dissection has the advantage of reducing complications by minimizing tissue loss parotid without intentionally exposing facial nerve in patients with benign tumor. However, there been controversy over surgical results. Thus, outcomes extracapsular for tumor was compared to those superficial parotidectomy.Materials & Methods: A retrospective chart review ...

The aim of the present study was to compare the outcomes of superficial parotidectomy (SP) and partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP) in treating benign parotid tumors. Individuals who had undergone SP or PSP between 2005 and 2008 were enrolled, the medical records were reviewed, and a questionnaire was created and mailed to the patients. For the statistical analysis, χ2 and non-parametric Man...

OBJECTIVE To systematically review the literature on the modified facelift incision for parotidectomy and to identify the scope and safety of this approach, along with cosmetic outcomes. Where available, a direct comparison was made with Blair's incision (BI). DATA SOURCES Medline, PubMed, Cochrane, and CINHAL databases for English-language studies published between 1960 and 2011 on the facel...

introduction: malignant tumors of the parotid gland account scarcely for 5% of all head and neck tumors. most of these neoplasms have a high tendency for recurrence, local infiltration, perineural extension, and metastasis. although uncommon, these malignant tumors require complex surgical treatment sometimes involving a total parotidectomy including a complete facial nerve resection. severe fu...