Laryngo- rhino- otologie
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Laryngo- rhino- otologie · May 1998
[Surgery in benign parotid tumors: individually adapted or standardized radical interventions?].
Several authors demand emphatically that the minimal operative procedure in benign parotid gland tumors has to be a superficial parotidectomy. ⋯ Our data prove that with simple extirpation similar results compared to lateral parotidectomy can be achieved concerning recurrence, function of the facial nerve and the Frey's syndrome. We suggest a surgical management adapted to the extent, the size and the location of the parotid gland tumors. In our opinion lateral or total parotidectomy should be reserved for tumors of larger amount or deep located tumors.