Treatment of recurrent pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland
β Scribed by JOHN F. CAREW; RONALD H. SPIRO; BHUVANESH SINGH; JATIN P. SHAH
- Book ID
- 117403500
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 121
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
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## Abstract ## Background Surgical management of recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland has a considerable risk of facial nerve injury and a high reβrecurrence rate. To obtain more insight into this issue we evaluated our experiences. ## Methods Medical records and histologic materia
Twenty-seven patients with recurrent pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland were seen. This study confirms that superficial parotidectomy with identification and dissection of the facial nerve greatly decreases the incidence of recurrent benign pleomorphic adenoma, and, in the small number that r