Pathology and Surgery of Primary Tumors of the Parotid

Abstract

Currently the practice of surgeons at the Mayo Clinic is tending toward more extensive procedures for both benign and malignant tumors. Total or subtotal conservative parotidectomy is most frequently used, with minimal morbidity, for benign mixed tumors; and more radical procedures are used consistently for high-grade malignancies. A renewed interest in radiation therapy as adjunctive treatment for the latter group has also developed.