The aim of this study is to evaluate parotid masses management in pediatric population. From June 2002 to December 2014, 13 patients under the age of 18 with parotid tumors were treated via surgery at Hacettepe University Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Information on patients' demographics, clinical and histopathologic tumor characteristics and treatment modalities with results was obtained...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS A variety of techniques have been proposed for reconstruction of the parotidectomy defect. We reviewed our experience with free abdominal fat transfer (FAT) graft reconstruction of parotidectomy defects for benign and malignant disease. METHODS The medical records of patients who underwent parotidectomy for benign or malignant disease from 2007 to 2015 were retrospective...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presentation, imaging characteristics and treatment outcome of pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid in the pediatric population. DESIGN Retrospective study with institutional review board approval. SETTING Tertiary care pediatric medical center. METHODS An extensive review of medical records with regard to presentation, imaging, histopathology, complication, recurr...

BACKGROUND Parotid metastases from cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) are associated with poor prognosis. However, the incidence of occult parotid lymph node metastases in high-risk CSCC is unclear. Therefore, the role of elective parotidectomy is still controversial. The purpose of the present study was to analyze the value of elective parotidectomy in patients with high-risk CSCC. PAT...

Myoepithelioma (ME) is a benign tumor, arising predominantly from major and minor salivary glands (SG). Clinically, it presents as painless mass with slow growth. In our case report, this lesion occurred in 51-year-old man, presented well-defined oval on the right parotid region. The magnetic resonance imaging study confirmed presence of features that was excised surgically by partial superfici...

A total of 268 patients were treated for parotid gland lesions at department of Head and Neck Surgery of Latvian Oncological Center between 1996 and 2000, and the results were analyzed retrospectively. The objective was to analyze the incidence and factors associated with facial nerve dysfunction after different types of parotidectomies with facial nerve dissection and to compare the changing a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the surgical results of pediatric parotid gland masses with specific attention to complications. METHODS A retrospectively review of medical records n=21 aged one to 18 years who underwent parotidectomy at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA from 1993 to 2003. The exclusion criteria were as follows; age above 18 years, incision and drainage of parotid ...

We appreciated Dr. Komisar’s comments that support the use of extracapsular dissection (ECD) for selected benign tumors of the parotid gland. We especially agree with his observation that the surgery can be performed with the greatest safety by experienced salivary surgeons with the use of magnification and facial nerve monitoring. The authors would like to point out that the article is a criti...

CONTEXT The minimal recommended surgical approach to parotid tumors is partial parotidectomy with resection of the superficial lobe of the gland. Histologic diagnosis prior to surgery is not possible, as incisional biopsies are contraindicated due to the possibility of facial nerve injury or incomplete tumor resection. Thus, the biopsies tend to be perioperative. OBJECTIVE To compare the resu...