Parotidectomy Under General Anaesthesia - A Case Report

Muthulingam Vivek, Vijay Ebenezer and R. Balakrishnan

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai - 600 100, India.

Abstract: The parotid gland is a serous salivary gland. Parotid tumors are commonly benign. but occasionally they can be malignant , most of the tumours (about80%)are slow growing and benign . In this article the authors have presented a case report of warthin’s tumor of parotid gland in a 57-year-old male patient with a brief review of clinical features, and diagnostic and operative management of warthin’s tumor.

Keywords: warthin’s tumor; parotid gland; salivary gland

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