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A parotidectomy is the surgical excision (removal) of the parotid gland, the major and largest of the salivary glands. The procedure is most typically performed due to neoplasms [ 1 ] (tumors), which are growths of rapidly and abnormally dividing cells.
Surgical techniques in parotid surgery have evolved in the last years with the use of neuromonitoring of the facial nerve and have become safer and less invasive. [19] After surgical removal of the parotid gland (parotidectomy), the auriculotemporal nerve is liable to damage and upon recovery it fuses with sweat glands. This can cause sweating ...
They are a relatively common complication following surgery to the salivary glands, [4] commonly parotidectomy (removal of the parotid gland). [5] In this case the sialocele is the result of saliva draining out of remaining parotid tissue, and occurs about 5 to 10% of cases of superficial (partial) parotidectomy. [5] [6]
After the time of enucleations, pleomorphic adenomas of parotid gland were recommended to be routinely treated with superficial or total parotidectomy. [13] These procedures combine complete tumor removal and identification of the main trunk of facial nerve during surgery to avoid any lesions to the nerve.
After a parotidectomy, the nerves from the Auriculotemporal Nerve that previously innervated the parotid gland can reattach to the sweat glands in the same region. The result is sweating along the cheek with the consumption of foods (Frey's syndrome). Treatment involves the application of an antiperspirant or glycopyrrolate to the cheek ...
Warthin's tumor primarily affects older individuals (age 60–70 years). There is a slight male predilection according to recent studies. The tumor is slow growing, painless, and usually appears in the tail of the parotid gland near the angle of the mandible.
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30–50% (after parotidectomy) Frey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger's syndrome , Dupuy's syndrome , auriculotemporal syndrome , [ 1 ] or Frey-Baillarger syndrome ) is a rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to or near the parotid glands responsible for making saliva , and from damage to the auriculotemporal nerve often from surgery.