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Parotid gland surgery: a retrospective review of 108 cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. Harney
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James’s Hospital, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
P. Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James’s Hospital, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
B. Conlon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James’s Hospital, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
S. Hone
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James’s Hospital, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
C. Timon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, St. James’s Hospital, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Abstract

One hundred and eight parotidectomies performed by a single consultant were reviewed. Eighty-five patients had primary parotid disease, 23 patients had extra-parotid primaries. Pleomorphic adenoma was the most common histological diagnosis. In patients with primary parotid disease, a post-operative temporary facial nerve palsy was noted in 15 patients, with a further four developing a permanent palsy. Patients with metastatic disease to the parotid had a poor prognosis.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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