Open AccessExtracapsular dissection of pleomorphic adenoma in the parotid gland: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Shreyas Gupte,
Rakesh Sorathia,
Angad Shetye,
Swapnil Shinde
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.128681
Subject(s) - pleomorphic adenoma , medicine , parotid gland , facial nerve , dissection (medical) , salivary gland , neck dissection , head and neck , adenoma , pathology , radiology , surgery , carcinoma
Salivary gland tumors comprise of less than 3% of all tumors of the head and neck region. Pleomorphic adenoma represents 45 to 74% of all these salivary gland tumors and 65% of them occur in the parotid gland. Owing to the close proximity of this tumor to the facial nerve, there have been various techniques for surgical management of this tumor in the literature. Extracapsular dissection of pleomorphic adenoma is a conservative treatment modality which spares the handling of facial nerve. We are reporting a case of extracapsular dissection of pleomorphic adenoma in the lower pole of the superficial lobe of the parotid gland in a 22 year-old Indian male with a 1-year follow-up.