Frey’s syndrome - unusually long delayed clinical onset post-parotidectomy: a case report [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2010 Frey’s syndrome is a complication of parotidectomy that is thought to occur as a result of aberrant regeneration of the postganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibres supplying the parotid gland to severed postganglionic sympathetic fibres which innervate ...
Inchien Chamisa
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Extracapsular Parotidectomy: A Safe Alternative to Partial Superficial Parotidectomy in Properly Selected Patients. [PDF]
OTO OpenAbstract Objective Partial superficial parotidectomy (PSP) is the surgical option of choice for treating benign tumors in the superficial lobe of the parotid gland. The less invasive extracapsular parotidectomy (ECP) technique was previously described.
Merdad M, Njoom M.
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Frey's syndrome: A misdirected reflex action!! – A case report
Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2021 The incidence of Frey's syndrome after parotidectomy greatly varies in the literature. It is a sequelae of any surgery near the pretragal region like parotidectomy or condylar surgeries which might cause embarrassment and considerable social discomfort ...
Anuradha Ganesan, Bounika E Rao
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022 Background In our previous cadaveric study, we highlighted the posterior auricular artery (PAA) as a potential landmark for early identification of facial nerve (FN) when performing parotidectomy.
Muyuan Liu +6 more
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Parotidectomy using the Harmonic scalpel: ten years of experience at a rural academic health center
Head & Face Medicine, 2017 Background Parotidectomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures by otorhinolaryngologists. Traditionally dissection is performed with a combination of a steel scalpel and bipolar cautery; however, starting in the early 2000s, the Harmonic ...
Marc A. Polacco +3 more
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An audit of parotid gland surgeries in Kano, Nigeria: A review of 34 cases
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2021 Background: Neoplasms both benign and malignant are the most common indications for parotidectomy. About 70%–80% of all salivary gland tumours are located in the parotid gland with up to 80% being benign.
Abdulrazak Ajiya +2 more
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AURICULOTEMPORAL NERVE AND FREY'S SYNDROME [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2023 Background: The auriculotemporal nerve is one of the main branches of the mandibular nerve. It provides sensory innervation to the auricle, the scalp in the temporal region, the temporomandibular joint and part of the dura mater, the parasympathetic ...
Yanko Yankov
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2019 Summary:. The 3 most common problems after a parotidectomy are cheek contour deformity, Frey syndrome (gustatory sweating), and a visible scar on the neck.
Kiya Movassaghi, MD, DMD +3 more
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Clinicopathological and targeted exome gene features of a patient with metastatic acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland harboring an ARID2 nonsense mutation and CDKN2A/B deletion [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the presentation, treatment, clinical outcome, and targeted genome analysis of a metastatic salivary acinic cell carcinoma (AciCC). A 71-year-old male presented with a 3 cm right tail of a parotid lesion, first detected as a nodule by the ...
Momand, Jamil +4 more
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Lymphatic drainage patterns of head and neck cutaneous melanoma: does primary melanoma site correlate with anatomic distribution of pathologically involved lymph nodes? [PDF]
, 2012 The aim of this study was to analyse patterns of metastatic spread from cutaneous head and neck melanoma, which are said to be highly variable.
Lukšić, Ivica +3 more
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