Removal of the inferior half of the superficial lobe is sufficient to treat pleomorphic adenoma in the tail of the parotid gland

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1164-1165

  Myssiorek, David ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACIAL NERVE; HUMAN; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PAROTID TAIL; PAROTIDECTOMY; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0032880128     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.125.10.1164     Document Type: Article

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