Impact of lateral parotidectomy for benign tumors on quality of life.
CONCLUSIONS
This study supports the use of lateral parotidectomy as a safe and standardized type of surgery for benign parotid gland disease.


OBJECTIVE
To assess quality of life in patients with benign salivary gland tumors who underwent lateral parotidectomy.


METHODS
Fifty-one patients suffering from benign parotid gland disease were included in this prospective study. Using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC-QLQ-H&N35 questionnaire, surgery-affected changes in quality of life were assessed in 34 patients who completed this survey.


RESULTS
Overall results show no alterations in quality of life 1 year after lateral parotidectomy.
Beutner
Dirk
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. dirk.beutner@uni-koeln.de
Wittekindt
Claus
C
Dinh
Stephen
S
Huttenbrink
Karl-Bernd
KB
Guntinas-Lichius
Orlando
O
D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires