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Salivary gland tumor surgery
Introduction
Surgery
Surgery
Surgery for salivary gland tumors includes the following procedures:[1][2]
- Superficial parotidectomy (removal of part of the parotid gland) is done to treat low-grade tumors of the superficial portion of the parotid gland.
- A total parotidectomy (removal of the parotid gland) is done for all tumors other than superficial tumors of the parotid gland.
- A submandibular sialadenectomy (removal of the submandibular gland) is used for tumors of the submandibular gland.
- Wide excision is used for tumors of the sublingual and minor salivary glands.
- Neck dissection (lymphadenectomy) is done to remove the lymph nodes if the cancer has spread to the nodes.
Video Demonstrating How to Save the Facial Nerve During Parotid Gland Tumor Surgery
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References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salivary gland cancer. Canadian cancer society(2015)http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/salivary-gland/treatment/?region=sk Accessed on November 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Salivary gland cancer. National cancer institute(2015)http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/salivary-gland-treatment-pdq#section/_45 Accessed on November 8, 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]