Clinical Study and Management of Parotid Tumors

Introduction: The parotid gland is the most common site for salivary gland tumors. 70-80% of salivary gland neoplasms occur in the parotid gland, of which 80% are benign, 20% are malignant of which 80% of the benign tumors are pleomorphic adenomas. Aims and Objectives: (1) To know the incidence of parotid gland tumors with respect to age and sex. (2) To study the various modes of clinical presentation of parotid tumors. (3) To evaluate the various modes of surgery and outcome of surgical management of the parotid gland tumors at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (MGM) Hospital, Warangal. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted from November 2012 to May 2014, over a period of 1-year and 6-month. 30 patients admitted to MGM Hospital, Warangal, with parotid gland neoplasms are included in this study. Inclusion criteria all patients with parotid swelling due to parotid tumors from 13 years of age of MGM Hospital, Warangal. Exclusion criteria all pediatric patients, tumor-like conditions and infectious causes of swelling are excluded. Results: (1) Age incidence in parotid tumors, (2) clinical presentation of parotid tumors, (3) incidence in relation to duration of mass, (4) surgical treatment adopted in the study, (5) distribution of HPE diagnosis of tumors, (6) fi ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and histopathology corelation, (7) correlation of FNAC with histopathological examination, (8) incidence of benign and malignant parotid tumors, (9) distribution of benign tumors, (10) distribution of malignant tumors. Discussion: In this study, the most patients were in the 3rd and 5th decade of life. Malignant tumors were common in the 4th and 5th decade. Malignant tumors were encountered more in the older age group in comparison to benign ones. Conclusion: A total of 30 cases admitted to MGM Hospital attached to Kakatiya Medical College from November 2012 to May 2014 over a period of 11⁄2 years were included in this study.