Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland in ChildrenA 10-Year Experience

Results: All patients presented with an asymptomatic parotid mass. Initial treatment in 7 patients included total parotidectomy (n=3), superficial parotidectomy (n=3), transoral enucleation (n=1), and supraomohyoid neck dissection (n=1). Four patients required additional surgical procedures because of a close and/or positive margin, including revision parotidectomy (n=2), total parotidectomy (n=1), superficial parotidectomy (n=1), and supraomohyoid neck dissection (n=1). One patient required postoperative radiation therapy. No evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis was noted with a mean follow-up of 3.4 years.