Open AccessOutcomes for Parotid Carcinoma in a Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Brodskyn Fabio,
Manoel Evandro M.,
Guilherme Luiz Henrique,
Palumbo Marcel D. N.,
Cervantes Onivaldo,
Abrahao Marcio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1177/0194599812451426a142
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , neck dissection , parotidectomy , retrospective cohort study , lymph node metastasis , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , carcinoma , radiation therapy , dissection (medical) , cervical lymph nodes , lymph node , radiology , metastasis , facial nerve , cancer , paleontology , biology
Objective 1) Analyze the epidemiological, clinical, surgical and histologic characteristics of patients submitted to surgery for parotid carcinoma in a teaching hospital. Method A retrospective study of patients’ records diagnosed with parotid carcinoma between 2003 and 2010. We included only the patients submitted with a parotidectomy for primary parotid carcinoma with no previous treatment. Results A total of 20 patients were included, with a median follow‐up of 29.6 months. The median age at diagnosis was 42.6 years, with a male:female rate of 1:1. The most prevalent histological type was the low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (35%). There was a balance between patients with pathologic stage I (40%) and IV (40%). Treatment involved total parotidectomy, neck dissection and post‐operative radiotherapy in, respectively, 75%, 45%, and 45%. Four patients (20%) presented lymph node cervical metastasis, which was the same rate of patients with locoregional recurrence. Conclusion The patients presented similar characteristics to the literature, although the average age at diagnosis was lower than other studies.