Purpose Surgical treatment of benign parotid tumors has developed in the direction of less
invasive procedures in recent years and has raised great debate about the best surgical …

Salivary glands carcinomas are very rare epithelial malignant tumors. In 2013 in Europe,
7800 new diagnoses were estimated, 8.5% of all head and neck cancer. The last WHO …

To report the standard of care, interesting new findings and controversies about the
treatment of parotid tumors. Relevant and actual studies were searched in PubMed and …

Background Surgery of tongue tumors includes different procedures ranging from mucosal
resection to complex combined resection. Numerous terms have been used to describe …

Different surgical options are currently available for treating benign tumors of the parotid
gland, and the discussion on optimal treatment continues despite several meta-analyses …

Purpose: To review the current options in the management of Warthin tumors (WTs) and to
propose a working management protocol. Methods: A systematic literature search was …

Salivary gland malignant tumors (SGMT) are of key interest for head and neck surgeons
since surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy is considered the treatment of choice in most of the …

Background The recurrence of pleomorphic adenoma (PA) has been extensively debated,
mostly in relation to the extent of parotidectomy. Methods A systematic review was …

A preoperative cytologic or histologic diagnosis of parotid gland neoplasms is mandatory to
decide which surgical procedure would be appropriate. Open biopsies are contraindicated …

Background The significance of complications after superficial parotidectomy remains
unclear, since prospective studies are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate facial …