Is extracapsular dissection for pleomorphic adenoma rather a euphemism for enucleation that jeopardises the intactness of the capsule?

Konstantinos Mantsopoulos; Ann-Kristin Iro; Matti Sievert; S Müller; Abbas Agaimy; Mirco Schapher; Michael Koch; H. Iro

doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.03.002

doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.03.002

Is extracapsular dissection for pleomorphic adenoma rather a euphemism for enucleation that jeopardises the intactness of the capsule?

Konstantinos Mantsopoulos

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Ann-Kristin Iro

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..., H. Iro

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British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery1.80

Volume: 59, Issue: 10, Pages: 1204 - 1208

Published: Dec 1, 2021

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare several surgical modalities with respect to the incidence of positive margins and focal capsular exposure of pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. The clinical records and histopathological findings of all patients who underwent parotidectomy for pleomorphic adenoma between 2006 and 2020 were retrospectively evaluated (n = 845). The lesion was removed by extracapsular dissection in 577 cases (68%) and...