Management of Extended Parotid Tumors
This book aims to systematize the selection of treatment options in patients with extended parotid tumors. Clear criteria are provided to assist in the choice of treatment, from the simplest options involving use of local flaps to the most sophisticated o
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Management of Extended Parotid Tumors
Victor-Vlad Costan Editor
Management of Extended Parotid Tumors
Editor Victor-Vlad Costan University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi Romania
ISBN 978-3-319-26543-8 ISBN 978-3-319-26545-2 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26545-2
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Preface
The surgery of the parotid gland is apparently simple, but in reality numerous pitfalls must be overcome in order to arrive to the desired results. When tumors invade the glandular tissue as well as the adjacent structures, achieving superior functional and aesthetic results becomes even more challenging. On the one hand this is due to the structures involved by the tumor and on the other hand to the existing comorbidities that usually favor the development of such extensive tumor invasion in the patients necessitating extended parotidectomy. When the limits between the tumor, the parotid tissue, and the structures surrounding the gland become unclear, the entire management of the case becomes more complex, and this is why this book will cover issues regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and reconstructive options with the main purpose of assisting clinicians in the overall structuring and following of the case in multidisciplinary teams for best outcomes. The personal experience of the authors regarding extended parotid gland tumors is shared by images of clinical cases in order to enhance the understanding and facilitate decision making in these complicated cases. This book aims to achieve an overview of the potential patterns of tumor evolution toward and from the glandular tissue and a review of the possibilities for reconstructing the
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