Salivary gland tumor surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

## Overview[edit | edit source]

The mainstay of therapy for salivary gland tumor is surgery.[1][2]

## Surgery[edit | edit source]

Surgery for salivary gland tumors includes the following procedures:[1][2]

* Superficial parotidectomy (removal of part of the parotid gland) is done to treat low-grade tumors of the superficial portion of the parotid gland.
* A total parotidectomy (removal of the parotid gland) is done for all tumors other than superficial tumors of the parotid gland.
* A submandibular sialadenectomy (removal of the submandibular gland) is used for tumors of the submandibular gland.
* Wide excision is used for tumors of the sublingual and minor salivary glands.
* Neck dissection (lymphadenectomy) is done to remove the lymph nodes if the cancer has spread to the nodes.

### Video Demonstrating How to Save the Facial Nerve During Parotid Gland Tumor Surgery[edit | edit source]

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## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salivary gland cancer. Canadian cancer society(2015)http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/salivary-gland/treatment/?region=sk Accessed on November 8, 2015
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Salivary gland cancer. National cancer institute(2015)http://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/salivary-gland-treatment-pdq#section/_45 Accessed on November 8, 2015

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