Abstract
AbstractThe prerequisite for an adequate treatment of a parotid tumor is a correct diagnosis — a diagnosis based on well delimited histological types of tumor. A classification with a clear delimitation between benign and malignant types of tumor is presented. The prognosis, relation to the facial nerve and the radiosensitivity of the different types of tumor in this classification have been studied in a series of about 2,000 parotid tumors. The extent of the surgical intervention — subtotal or total parotidectomy, radical neck dissection, sacrificing of the facial nerve — and the decision to perform preoperative irradiation are determined by the type of tumor; therefore, a correct diagnosis of the tumor before treatment is important as the primary diagnostic method aspiration biopsy has been routinely employed during the last decade.
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