Małgorzata Wierzbicka, Ewelina Bartkowiak, Wioleta Pietruszewska, Dominik Stodulski, Jarosław Markowski, Paweł Burduk, Izabela Olejniczak, Aleksandra Piernicka-Dybich, Małgorzata Wierzchowska, Katarzyna Amernik, Alicja Chańko, Daniel Majszyk, Antoni Bruzgielewicz, Patrycja Gazinska, Bogusław Mikaszewski
The accessory parotid gland (APG, Vth level) differs in histological structure from main parotid tissue. This gives rise to the hypothesis, mirrored in clinical observations, that the representation of tumours is different than in the rest of the gland. The aim of the study was to analyse the epidemiological and histological differences of parotid tumours located in regions I-V, with particular emphasis on the distinctiveness of region V. To define the epidemiological factors that will indicate the risk of histological malignancy from clinically benign appearance, multicentre prospective studies conducted between 2017-2021 by five Head and Neck Surgery University Departments, cooperating within the Polish Salivary Network Database 1929 patients (1048 women and 881 men), were included...
January 22, 2024: Cancers