parotidectomy

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• For severe cases of salivary gland disease, a total parotidectomy may be necessary.

• After the diagnosis, the doctor recommended a parotidectomy to treat the patient's condition.

• The type of parotidectomy performed should be based on the disease's clinical involvement, as follows:

  Academic text (2008)

• Wide resection of the tumor combined with a total left parotidectomy was carried out.

  Academic text (2003)

• The patient underwent a left total parotidectomy with a complete excision of the tumor.

  Academic text (2001)

• We describe a new case in which the patient underwent parotidectomy only to experience an extensive recurrence two years later.

  Academic text (2006)

• At that time, she underwent a left superficial parotidectomy for removal of the primary tumor.

  Academic text (2005)

• The patient underwent complete excision of the tumor by means of an extended total conservative parotidectomy.

  Academic text (2006)

• Therefore, a radical parotidectomy with sacrifice of the facial nerve and a radical neck dissection was performed.

  Academic text (2003)

• Three patients who had either a positive margin or a recurrence following a superficial parotidectomy later required salvage total parotidectomy.

  Academic text (2005)

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