Surgical parotid disease in Nigeria: a review of 100 cases.
100 cases of surgical parotid disease are reviewed. Parotid cyst was the commonest non-neoplastic disease, followed by a parotid fistula. 73% of the cases were neoplastic conditions of which approximately 50% were malignant and the patients were much younger than those reported in other series.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000453:epidemiology