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Benign parotid diseases of childhood
Author(s) -
Wright Geoffrey L.,
Smith Richard J. H.,
Katz Charles D.,
Atkins James H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-198508000-00006
Subject(s) - medicine , parotid gland , dermatology , pediatrics , pathology
A 25‐year retrospective study of 63 pediatric surgical cases of benign parotid disease was done. Inflammatory disorders accounted for 34 of the cases. The remaining 29 non‐inflammatory conditions included vasoformative, solid, and cystic lesions and were nearly always asymptomatic.