title: Intra-vital staining as an aid to parotid gland surgery.
abstract: Successful parotid surgery depends on the careful identification and dissection of the facial nerve, and to prevent recurrence all tumours should be excised with a wide margin of normal tissue. These two requirements are facilitated by the technique of intra-vital staining of the parotid gland with 2.5% methylene blue solution.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008751:Methylene Blue; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008751:Methylene Blue