Parotid neoplasms in children: experience of diagnosis and management in a district general hospital
| Autor: | B. Conroy, C.A. Pratt, M. Ethunandan, A. Ethunandan, D.W. Macpherson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cicatrix Hypertrophic Sialography Facial Paralysis Adenoma Pleomorphic Hospitals General Disease-Free Survival Pleomorphic adenoma Mucoepidermoid carcinoma medicine Humans Parotid Gland Child Retrospective Studies business.industry General surgery Parotidectomy medicine.disease Hospitals District Facial nerve Surgery Parotid gland Parotid Neoplasms stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology El Niño England Carcinoma Mucoepidermoid Female Radiotherapy Adjuvant Oral Surgery Presentation (obstetrics) Complication business Tomography X-Ray Computed Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery. 32(4) |
| ISSN: | 0901-5027 |
| Popis: | Parotid neoplasms are uncommon in children and the available literature is predominantly from specialized centres. This paper highlights our experience at a district general hospital, in the diagnosis and management of parotid neoplasms in children. The case records of all parotidectomies performed in a 26-year period between 1974-1999 were scrutinized and patients aged 18 years and below identified. The demographic data, histology, presentation, investigations, treatment, outcomes and complications were analysed. 545 parotidectomies were performed in 536 patients, in whom 569 neoplasms were diagnosed. Only 12 patients aged 18 and under were identified (2.2%). The relative frequency of individual tumours differed markedly from that in adults. 75% of the tumours were benign. Pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma were the most common tumours. A painless mass was the most frequent clinical presentation and CT sialogram was the most common investigation. Parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve was performed in all cases, and adjuvant radiotherapy employed in the case of malignant tumours. All patients were alive and well at the time of last follow up. Transient facial nerve palsy and hypertrophic scars were the most common complications. |
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