Objective:
The aim of this study was to examine retrospectively the clinical data of
patients who were operated by the same surgeon due to parotid mass.
Material
and Method: The clinical data of 110
patients who had parotidectomy due to parotid mass between the years 2009 and
2014 were examined retrospectively.
Results:
45 of the patients were female while 65 were male. The average age of female
patients was 45, while the average age of male patients was 48.9. The most
common lesion observed in female patients was pleomorphic adenoma (71,1%),
while the second most common lesion was whartin tumor (4,4%) and benign cystic
lesion (4,4%). The most common lesion in male patients was pleomorphic adenoma
with a frequency of 38.5%, the second most common lesion was whartin tumor with
a frequency of 27.7%. When the distribution of benign and malignant lesions was
analyzed in terms of gender, it was found that 93,3% of the female patients had
benign lesion while 6,7% had malignant lesion and 83,1% of the male patients
had benign lesion while 16,9% had malignant lesion. Overall, 87,3% of the
patients were found to have benign lesion while 12,7% were found to have malignant
lesion.
Journal Section | Surgery Medical Sciences |
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Publication Date | July 10, 2018 |
Submission Date | December 21, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Volume: 34 Issue: 3 |
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