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(Bulletin Board) Go here to read letters from 100 other people with parotid gland tumors. Ask Questions.
170 people have
provided answers to pre-op questions. Bench mark yourself against
them. Age, gender, health, etc. Read what they have to say after the operation.
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The links below relate to
parotid tumors and the parotid surgical procedure called a parotidectomy.
I found many of these links in search of information for my own use both
before and after my own surgery for the removal of a benign parotid tumor
called pleomorphic adenoma.
The Links in the gray box on the left relate to my own experiences. You will also find a Bulletin Board there where you can exchange correspondence with myself as well as others. More than 40,000 messages with great information have been posted there. You may find comfort in being able to talk to others who have experienced what you are going through. Warning! Don't try to diagnose yourself. Have your family doctor refer you to an ENT (Ear Nose Throat) office.
eneral Information on Benign Parotid Gland Tumors My Rendering of Facial Nerve and Parotid Gland Another good diagram of facial nerves and parotid Andy's Site - Andy's web site describes his experiences with the removal of a cyst as well as a ???? Infections and Disorders of Salivary Glands HealthyMe - Good general description and diagram of incision. Head and Neck Examination (submitted by Raz) A Tutorial On The Facial Nerve Anatomy - Skip ahead to page six and print the written description. Then go back to page 4 and view the nerves of the cadaver. View the page numbers in your browsers URL box. Description Of Parotidectomy and Artistic Renderings - This site gets good reviews from the people on the forum. It is preferred over the next two sites below because of the artistic renderings as opposed to the actual photos. Thanks to Deborah for submitting the site. Gross Surgery Photo's - Good description of the surgery by a doctor but you need a strong stomach. Video of Parotidectomy Surgery - Link Submitted by Bill Pre-op Information - From the university of Minnesota, What to expect regarding surgery. A breif description. Great Description of FNA Procedure - Provided by Tim Occurrence Rate Of Salivary Gland Tumors (submitted by Tim) Benign mixed tumor & Metastasizing benign mixed tumors (This link from Puter) History and Statistics of Parotid Tumors MRI and Picture of Patient Before Surgery Dr. Answers Question For Parotid Tumor Patient Slide Presentation on Various Tumors of the Parotid University of Texas site, A Lot of Good Info on Parotid Tumors and The FNA Oncocytoma - A rare benign tumor of the parotid Lymph Node Information Location Of Lymph Nodes Around Face (submitted by Raz)
Parotid Stone and Other Parotid Issues Treatment for Stones Sjogren’s syndrome and sialoadenitis
Drain Jackson-Pratt Drain - This link describes the drain that is sometimes used to drain the wound.
Frey Syndrome
Face Lift Information What is a face lift http://www.drcamirand.com/en/contenu3b2.htm What to expect afterwards http://www.manduano.com/questions-FaceliftBrowlift.html
Cat Scratch Fever - Good idea to check out these links. A Few readers have reported being diagnosed with a tumor when it was actually Cat Scratch Fever http://www.patientsforum.com/cgi-bin/archive/webbbs_archsconfig.pl?read=230 http://www.patientsforum.com/cgi-bin/archive/webbbs_archsconfig.pl?read=193
Cancer of the Parotid Gland Links On Salivary Gland Cancer - Roxanne provided this Information on malignant parotid tumors and testing - submitted by Janeen. Use the e-medicine search for other great information on parotid tumors as well. Description of many of the tumor types and treatments Medical Site Listing Types of Salivary Gland Cancers - Submitted by Roxanne Head and Neck Cancer Site - Submitted by Mary Jo Acinic Cell Carcinoma - This site is dedicated to ACC. It is maintained by Ed Stroke, a 20 year ACC patient. Ed has spent a great deal of time doing research on the subject. Acinic Cell Carcinoma Email Group - A second site by Ed Stroke Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma - A lot of good information here. Includes anatomy of head and neck. PubMed - Abstracts, Abstracts, Abstracts.......This site has 120 of them on Parotid Gland Tumors and Treatments. Here is how it works. From the abstract this link takes you to, change the DISPLAY to "Related Articles". Then press the display button and you will see all the other abstracts. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - Read David's story on the forum. If you have experience with nHL I'm sure he would like to exchange information with you. http://www.patientsforum.com/cgi-bin/archive/webbbs_archsconfig.pl?read=274 http://www.patientsforum.com/cgi-bin/archive/webbbs_archsconfig.pl?read=308 CancerNet1 - Stages of salivary gland cancer CancerNet2 - Oral complications of radiation and chemical treatment of salivary gland cancer. E-Medicine - Description of various cancers of the parotid gland. Includes information on treatments as well as "reconstruction" to fill in the dent. Plastic Surgery, University of Florida. Parotid Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma - A daughters account of her fathers fight with cancer. A sad story. Don't go there unless you are prepared. Stats on Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Grading - link provided by greg w Story From An Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Patient In The U.K. - Very Well Written, Happy Ending
Information on Radiation Treatment to Head and Neck University of Florida - I visited here after seeing two other Radiation Oncology Hospitals. The University of Florida seems to have a great program. IMRT - Submitted by Bill in Atlanta
Bulletin Board Visitor's Who Have Reported Recurrences or Radiation Treatments Julie(4+RT), Carol, Lotti(3), Linda, Dwight(2), Glamaris Gonzalez(3 +RT), Susan H (RT), Ruth (4), Jennifer (4), Diana (4), Vickie (3), mbs (4), Bill (1+IMRT in Atlanta), Brenda(2), Rebecca (2), Liz (2 +RT, 14yrs), Patricia (RT), Tara (9), alice delong (6), Vickie (2), Chris G (RT), Mandy 3 (RT), Carrie (RT), Gramps (RT), Bill Robins (RT), Ken (3), Jennifer (3) Lucinda Cockrell(3), Mary E (3) RT = Radiation Treatments, (#) = Number of Recurrences
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