Parotidectomy Health Feed

Please don't be afraid. It is not that big a deal. One surgery only, 3-4 hrs procedure. Superficial parotidectomy. I shall be happy to help if you want

First let a cancer surgeon examine you clinically. If its a well defined mobile lesion. I presume that you have done an ultrasound of the parotid, which says it is an hypoechoic lesion. FNAC is usually done to determine whether the lesion is cancer or benign. But it may have false positives. MRI is done to know characteristics which may tell us if benign or malignant and relation of the tumour to surrounding structures and facial nerve involvement. However MRI is not advised for small tumors eve...more

For a Parotid lesion, I usually get an FNAC and an ultrasound done. If its a large swelling, I ask for an MRI, to know the characteristics of the lesion i.e. Benign or cancerous. Sometimes it is difficult to rule out cancer even after FNAC and MRI. Hence surgery is recommended for most cases.
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the parotid, which is benign, but malignant transformation to carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is seen in some cases, hence surgery is recommended in all ...more

Medical Care
Management of submandibular sialadenitis and sialadenosis involves a wide range of approaches, from conservative medical management to more aggressive surgical intervention.
One management scheme is as follows:
Acute sialadenitis
Medical management - Hydration, antibiotics (oral versus parenteral), warm compresses and massage, sialogogues
Surgical management - Consideration of incision and drainage versus excision of the gland in cases refractory to antibiotics, ...more