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- Title
Parotid Tumor Size Predicts Proximity to the Facial Nerve.
- Authors
Domenick, NA; Johnson, JT
- Abstract
The article examines the relationship between parotid tumor size and proximity to the facial nerve based on histopathology and examine the utility of size as a predictor of operative risk. Retrospective method has been used to review patients who underwent primary parotidectomy for benign or malignant neoplasm. The result showed that parotid tumor diameter may be helpful in clinical practice to predict the proximity of lesions with respect to the facial nerve and counsel patients.
- Subjects
PAROTID gland tumors; FACIAL nerve; CRANIAL nerves; PATIENTS; CLINICAL medicine; DISEASES
- Publication
Laryngoscope, 2011, Vol 121, Issue S5, pS275
- ISSN
0023-852X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/lary.22231