Prospective study of 48 cases diagnosed and surgery therapy of mixed parotid tumor in Oncology Unit of Thanh Nhan Hospital from 2007-2011, the author recorded as follows: mean age was 49 :t 10
rating of men/female 1.28
average disease duration 20.6 months
tumors that located at anterior of the ear were the main reason for hospitalized patients 83.3 percent
tumor on the right and left side were equal
most tumors were in superficial lobe (83.2 percent)
most tumor diameter were 4 cm or less (87.5 percent). The diagnosis is based on clinical, ultrasound, CT and MRI
diagnosis before surgery based on fine needle aspiration (FNA). Mostly tumor in the superficial lobe have operated quite easy
some cases got surgical removal of both lobes, preserved nerves VII, some cases with large tumors had reconstruction to fill up major defects after tumorectomy. Results of surgical treatment: good 93.7 percent, average 6.3 percent, with no surgical complications.