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  • Title: Parotid mass: a 5-year review of parotid surgery.
    Author: Chew YK, Noorizan Y, Khir A, Brito-Mutunayagam S.
    Journal: Med J Malaysia; 2007 Dec; 62(5):388-9. PubMed ID: 18705472.
    Abstract:
    This study is to analyze the incidence of facial nerve paralysis after parotidectomy and the type of pathologic condition involved in Hospital Pakar Sultanah Fatimah, Muar between 2002 and 2006. There were 20 parotidectomies done on 20 patients over this period of time. Fourteen were done for tumour and six for inflammatory conditions. The pathology involved were pleomorphic adenoma 9 (45%) cases, Kimura disease 2 (10%) cases, carcinoma 5 (25%) cases and inflammatory condition 4 (20%) cases. Out of 20 parotidectomies done (13 for superficial and 7 for total), 4 (20%) patients had complication of facial nerve paralysis, 2 Malignant tumour, 1 benign tumor and 1 was inflammatory condition. In conclusion, preservation of the facial nerve and its function, wherever possible, is very important to reduce social and functional morbidity.
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