Surgical Treatment of Parotid Gland Cancer
Histologically confirmed parotid gland malignancy is managed primarily through surgery. The operative plan is tailored to tumor stage, grade, and anatomical relationships, with clear margins as the central oncological goal.
Surgical Approach
Management is founded on open surgical excision of the parotid malignancy. The extent of parotid resection and decisions regarding adjacent structures vary according to tumor characteristics — the complete operative algorithm is detailed in the full protocol.
Primary Goal
Achieving negative surgical margins, which has been shown to improve overall survival in salivary gland cancers.
References
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.21.00449
Surgeons should offer open surgical excision for histologically confirmed salivary gland malignancies.
When resecting salivary cancers, achieving negative surgical margins has been shown to improve OS.
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