title: Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: This is a retrospective analysis of 35 patients treated for a first recurrence of pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland from 1982 to 1997. All patients were treated surgically; no patient received radiotherapy for benign disease. We experienced a locoregional control rate of 77%. Our malignant transformation rate was 5.7%. Our results suggest that in carefully selected patients, local excision of recurrent disease is sufficient in controlling further recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Evelyn Linda
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Maxwell
authors.forename: Francis T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: Jeremy L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Freeman
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies