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Superficial parotidectomy under local anaesthesia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

P. H. Reece ,
M. E. Papesch  and
N. S. Tolley
P. H. Reece
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK.
M. E. Papesch
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK.
N. S. Tolley
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK.
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Abstract

We report a case of superficial parotidectomy performed under local anaesthesia. The patient presented with a parotid lump in which aspiration cytology showed cells consistent with mucoepidermoid carcinoma or adenocarcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Despite counselling the patient refused general anaesthesia but accepted the need for removal of the pathology. We have been unable to find a single case report in the English literature since 1966 outlying this procedure being undertaken solely under local anaesthesia.

Keywords

Parotid NeoplasmsParotid Gland SurgeryAnaesthesia Local
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 12 , December 2000 , pp. 983 - 984
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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