BACKGROUND Prospective studies on procedure-specific incidences of complications after benign parotid surgery are lacking. Predictive factors for postoperative facial dysfunction remain controversial. METHODS We conducted a prospective study on 132 patients undergoing parotid surgery for benign parotid neoplasms. We analyzed complication rates and assessed risk factors of postoperative transi...

Aim Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of the parotid gland and is classically treated with superficial or total parotidectomy. Less radical surgeries have been proposed to minimize the risk of facial nerve injury. The oncological safety of these procedures remains controversial. We conducted this study to evaluate the safety of superficial hemi-lobectomy (quadrantectomy). Pa...

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES At the conclusion of this presentation, the participants should be able to discuss how imaging and intra-operative facial nerve monitoring may be used in the removal of selected intraparotid foreign body without parotidectomy and dissection of the facial nerve. OBJECTIVES 1) To present a rare case of a metallic intraparotid foreign body introduced as a projectile; 2) to...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility and validity of great auricular nerve preservation during parotidectomy. METHODS Thirty patients with parotid tumors were randomized to 2 groups. Sixteen patients (group A) underwent classic parotidectomy with sacrifice of the great auricular nerve. The surgeon tried to spare the nerve in the 14 patients (group B). Tactile sensitivity, pain sensitivity, a...

Lipoma of the deep lobe of the parotid gland is extremely rare. A forty-two-year-old man presented with a painless, soft, and slow-growing mass in the left preauricular area. Ultrasonography and computed tomography findings were consistent with lipoma. The patient was treated with superficial parotidectomy and total excision of the mass with preservation of the facial nerve. Histologic findings...

In the article by Francisco J. García-Purriños (from Hospital del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain), the ‘‘Material and Methods’’ section reads ‘‘From the anatomical pathology records, we selected all patients with definitive positive biopsy for benign tumour of the parotid gland, from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2005, to keep track of the evolution of patients for a minimum of 3 years. Of these, we ...

Temporary and permanent facial nerve dysfunctions can be observed after parotidectomy for benign and malignant lesions. Intraoperative nerve monitoring is a recognised tool for the preservation of the nerve, while the efficacy of the operative microscope has been rarely stated. The authors report their experience on 198 consecutive parotidectomies performed on 196 patients with the aid of the o...

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...