This man had a parotid growth for 8 years. It will certainly be a mucoepidermoid carcinoma. We resected the tumor yesterday. Today he is up and around like nothing happened! We will do flap coverage in the future.
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| Giant parotid tumor with necrosis-facial nerve not functioning |
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| One day following radical resection |
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| Three days following resection |
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Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap coverage of the wound-due to the
large skin flap and tension, a small area of the chest could not be covered. |
Addendum June, 2013
Here is our patient approximately 4 months after surgery. His flap and chest have healed well. Pathology showed an epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma. He is going for radiation therapy.
Here is our patient approximately 4 months after surgery. His flap and chest have healed well. Pathology showed an epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma. He is going for radiation therapy.