Open AccessParotid gland tumors: 2-year prospective clinicopathological study
Author(s) -
S. G. Venkatesh,
S Teerthanath,
Seenu M. Hariprasad
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_179_18
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , parotid gland , pleomorphic adenoma , parotidectomy , facial nerve , salivary gland , incidence (geometry) , surgery , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , physics , optics
Parotid gland tumors account for 80% of all salivary gland neoplasms. Most parotid masses are operated on before obtaining the final histological diagnosis, which complicates the management of the facial nerve damage during parotid surgery.