Surgical therapy for benign parotid tumors
BEDRİ ÖZER, SALİM GÜNGÖR, KAYHAN ÖZTÜRK, Kazım Çayır
- Year : 1999
- Vol : 15
- Issue : 1
- Page :
13-20
Because the technique of enucleation and incomplete excisions, 50 years ago recurrence rates after surgical re- moval of tumors, especially pleomorfic adenomas ranged betvveen 21% and 70% . Today, surgery for bening pa rotid tumors has evolved into a procedure that is both effective and safe. The advent of facial nerve Identification and preservation with tumor removal with a adequate amount of surrounding healthy parotid tissue, occurred in the early 1940s as a true change in philosophy. The operation, termed superficial parotidectomy, is no w accepted by the majority of otolaryngologists. İn this article 23 patient that had benign parotis tumors was presented. Sur gical therapy and techniques discussed vvith literatüre, l/Ve shovv that superficial parotidectomy is the better tec- nique for benign parotis tumors.
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Surgical therapy for benign parotid tumors
1999,
Vol.
15
(1)
Received : 05.10.1999,
Accepted : 05.10.1999,
Published Online : 05.10.2020
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