Standardized parotidectomy of pleomorphic adenoma minimizes tumor relapse

"Optimal surgical management of parotid pleomorphic adenoma is important because of a considerable risk of tumor recurrence and complications." A series "of primary surgery cases with standardized parotidectomy technique in a university hospital were evaluated. Medical records of 295 patients treated from 1987 to 1999 were reviewed, and 171 patients answered a questionnaire about long-term sequelae," wrote scientists in Germany.

"Sixty-two patients reporting major complications were re-examined in the hospital. At a mean follow-up of 8 years, one patient (0.6%) re-appeared...

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