China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 167-170.

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Surgical excision of sialoblastoma in the parotid gland in newborn

WANG You-yuan, ZHANG Da-ming, FAN Song, WANG Lei, HUANG Zhi-quan, YANG Zhao-hui, LI Jin-song, CHEN Wei-liang   

  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sun Yet-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University. Guangzhou 510120, Guangdong Province, China
  • Received:2014-02-26 Revised:2014-04-08 Online:2015-03-20 Published:2015-04-23

Abstract: PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcome of surgical excision of sialoblastoma in the parotid gland in newborn. METHODS: This was a retrospective review of 3 pediatric patients with sialoblastoma in the parotid gland undergoing surgical resection. All patients were newborn boys. The lesions ranged from 5 cm×5 cm to 8 cm×5 cm in size. The tumor was resected en bloc, and the facial nerve was preserved. RESULTS: No complications occurred. The mean follow-up period was 34 months; no patients had recurrent lesions. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical resection of sialoblastoma in the parotid gland in newborn is efficient and safe.

Key words: Sialoblastoma, Parotid gland tumor, Infant, Head and neck

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