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Surgery Head and neck e327d5bb

Treatment of choice of Wahin tumour is ?

A
Radical parotidectomy
B
Superficial Parotidectomy
C
Superficial Parotidectomy with neck dissection
D
Enucleation
High-Yield Explanation
All tumours of the superficial lobe of the parotid gland should be managed by superficial parotidectomy. There is no role for enucleation even if a benign lesion is suspected. The aim of superficial parotidectomy is to remove the tumour with a cuff of normal surrounding tissue. The term 'suprafacial parotidectomy' has been used as not all branches of the facial nerve need be formally dissected, paicularly if a tumour lies in the lower pole of the parotid gland Bailey & Love,25th edition,762.

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