Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid with Facial Tics - Report of an unusual case

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Submitted: June 3, 2017
Published: Jun 16, 2017
DOI: 10.29328/journal.hor.1001006
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Facial tics, Parotidectomy

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Pirabu Sakthivel
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Chirom Amit Singh
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Smriti Panda
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Suresh Chandra Sharma
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Konki Malla Abhilash
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Milind Sagar
Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

Abstract

We report an interesting case of a 21 year old male who presented with recurrent mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid with facial nerve involvement as facial tics. Intraoperatively, the tumour was noted to be firm, irregular and adherent to the underlying structures. The patient underwent extended total parotidectomy, division of buccal branch of facial nerve, selective neck dissection with cervical local rotational flap repair and post-operative radiotherapy. This presentation of Mucoepidermoid carcinoma with involvement of facial nerve as facial tics is one of the rare unique reported cases.

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Sakthivel, P., Singh, C. A., Panda, S., Sharma, S. C., Abhilash, K. M., & Sagar, M. (2017). Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Parotid with Facial Tics - Report of an unusual case. Heighpubs Otolaryngology and Rhinology, 1(1), 032–036. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.hor.1001006
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