[The histo-clinical analysis of 95 malignant neoplasms of parotid gland].
BACKGROUND
Malignant tumors constituted 25% of all gland tumors, the most frequently in parotid gland.


METHODS
The study is analysis of 436 patients with parotid gland tumors who underwent surgery in ENT Department. The results of histopatological diagnosis are presented. We analysed surgical treatment, intraoperative tumor stage and accuracy of fine - needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis.


RESULTS
Malignant tumors constituted 22% of all gland tumors. Mucoepidermoid (27%) and adenoid cyst (22%) carcinomas were the most common malignant tumor. Tumor stage T3-T4 was in 88,5% cases. Accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis of parotid tumors is 81,2%.
Gierek
Tatiana
T
Katedra i Klinika Laryngologii Sl.AM w Katowicach.
Majzel
Krystyna
K
Jura-Szołtys
Edyta
E
Witkowska
Małgorzata
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies