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Tumours of Deep Lobe of Parotid Gland: Our Experience

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Parotidectomy surgeries are being routinely performed by ENT surgeons nowadays. Parotid tumours can present with a variety of manifestations ranging from a barely noticeable mass to a large tumour with facial paralysis. Most benign parotid tumours are located in the superficial lobe though rarely deep lobe may also be involved, while malignant tumours are generally seen to involve both the lobes of the gland. We present clinico-radiological-pathological profile of 25 patients who underwent parotid surgeries for tumours involving deep lobe alone or the whole gland, and were operated at our institute during the period from January 2011 to December 2012. This study was a retroprospective observational analysis with the aim of analyzing the epidemiology, radiological, surgical and histopathological profile of these patients. Among 25 patients who underwent parotid surgeries, 17 patients underwent total conservative parotidectomy, while 5 patients underwent radical parotidectomy. In 3 patients, extended radical parotidectomy was performed. We also report the complications and follow-up of these patients. We concluded that fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) findings and final histopathological report may not always correlate.

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Dass, A., Gupta, N., Singhal, S.K. et al. Tumours of Deep Lobe of Parotid Gland: Our Experience. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 3), 945–949 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1072-z

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