[Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland]
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[Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland]. / Maier, Hannes; Frühwald, S; Tisch, M; Danz, B; Lorenz, K J.
In: HNO, Vol. 55, No. 10, 10, 2007, p. 812-818.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland]
AU - Maier, Hannes
AU - Frühwald, S
AU - Tisch, M
AU - Danz, B
AU - Lorenz, K J
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland can be slowly growing over the course of many years and may reach an enormous and disfiguring size associated with significant morbidity of the patients. To our knowledge, over the last 80 years 20 cases of giant pleomorphic adenomas (weight 1.2-26.5 kg) have been reported. These tumors occurred predominantly in women (90%). The mean period from initial clinical manifestation until definitive surgical treatment was 20.7 years. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 58.9 years. Malignant transformation occurred in 15.8% of cases. It is likely that the reasons for delayed treatment are the patient's fear of surgery on the one hand, and insufficient medical advise on the other. We report on a 77 year old female who had a 40-year history of a growing parotid tumor that weighed 3.9 kg after resection. The implications of this case for diagnosis and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenomas, and a review of the world literature on these unusual parotid tumors, are presented.
AB - Pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland can be slowly growing over the course of many years and may reach an enormous and disfiguring size associated with significant morbidity of the patients. To our knowledge, over the last 80 years 20 cases of giant pleomorphic adenomas (weight 1.2-26.5 kg) have been reported. These tumors occurred predominantly in women (90%). The mean period from initial clinical manifestation until definitive surgical treatment was 20.7 years. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 58.9 years. Malignant transformation occurred in 15.8% of cases. It is likely that the reasons for delayed treatment are the patient's fear of surgery on the one hand, and insufficient medical advise on the other. We report on a 77 year old female who had a 40-year history of a growing parotid tumor that weighed 3.9 kg after resection. The implications of this case for diagnosis and treatment of giant pleomorphic adenomas, and a review of the world literature on these unusual parotid tumors, are presented.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 55
SP - 812
EP - 818
JO - HNO
JF - HNO
SN - 0017-6192
IS - 10
M1 - 10
ER -
