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Extracapsular dissection alone for low-grade malignancies of the parotid gland – oncologically sound?

3 July 2023 | | Head and Neck | Extracapsular dissection, Facial nerve, Low-grade, Malignant tumour, Parotid gland

The general treatment strategy advocated for a primary carcinoma of the parotid gland is surgical resection +/- adjuvant radiotherapy. A selective neck dissection is usually recommended in all cases of parotid malignancies, except for small, low-grade tumours. In this paper,...