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Background. Parotidectomy is useful in the treatment of benign and malignant neoplasms of the parotid gland, but often leads to sequelae of facial deformity and Frey's syndrome. This paper presents a retrospective review of parotidectomy results in 21 consecutive patients treated with either traditional techniques or with the rotation and advancement of combined platysma muscle-cervical fascia-sternocleidomastoid flap (PCS). Methods. The surgical procedures utilized for removal and reconstruction are described. Information on appearance and function was obtained by analysis of hospital and office records and telephone questionnaire for patients with and without the flap. Results. Of the 21 patients eligible for this study, only 9 of 10 patients with the PCS flap and 10 of 11 patients without the flap provided sufficient data for analysis. In the flap group all 9 patients either noted a mild fullness on the operated side or no difference between sides. In the nonflap group, 4 patients felt they had a moderate depression, 2 patients noted a mild depression, and 4 patients noted no difference between sides. Frey's syndrome was classified as mild in 2 patients in the PCS group, whereas

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Author

Steven Yun Kim; Robert H. Mathog

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Research Square (ISSN 1043-3074)

Published

1999

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)