TRATAMIENTO QUIRÚRGICO DE LOS TUMORES DE PARÓTIDA: EXPERIENCIA DE 10 AÑOS

Abstract Surgical treatment of parotid neoplasms: A 10 years experience Background: Parotid neoplasms correspond to 3% of head and neck tumors. Most are benign, treatment is parotidectomy. Aims: To analyze the results of treatment, histology, complications and recurrence. Patients and Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients with parotid tumors treated in our center among 2001-2010. Results: The series consisted of 82 patients, 52 (63%) women. Average age: 46 years (range, 17-77), 73 (89%) had benign tumors, 7 (8.5%) were malignant and 2 (2.4%) had chronic inflammatory disease.The most common benign tumors were pleomorphic adenoma (55%) and Warthin’s tumor (20%). The most common malignant tumors were mucoepidermoid carcinoma (5%) and acinar cell carcinoma (4%).The technique was total parotidectomy in 10 patients (12%), total suprafacial 53 (64.6%) and partial in 19 (23%). The most com-mon complication was transient facial nerve dysfunction in the immediate postoperative period in 38 cases (46.3%), 14 (17%) had surgical bed depression, 15 (18.3%), dysesthesia periauricular, 2 (2.4%) permanent paralysis of the facial nerve (tumor) and 6 (7.3%) Frey Syndrome. No patient had a disagreement with his scar and pain periauricular, there were no recurrences. There was lesser transient facial nerve paralysis with partial suprafacial parotidectomy than with total suprafacial parotidectomy (21% and 53%), RR 0.4 IC 95% (0.16-0.99).