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Diagnosis and Treatment of Accessory Parotid Gland Tumors

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International Manual of Oncology Practice

Abstract

The accessory parotid gland is a small unit of salivary gland tissue separated from the main parotid gland and lying on the masseter muscle. The accessory parotid gland is not rare, but accessory parotid gland tumors are rare. Accessory parotid gland tumors are associated with a higher rate of malignant tumors than are the main parotid glands, because the accessory parotid gland is made up of a fairly equal percentage of mucinous and serous acinar units in contrast to the predominant serous composition of the main parotid gland, as is the submandibular gland. Herein, we describe the diagnosis and treatment of accessory parotid gland tumors.

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  1. Department of General Clinical Medicine, Ohu University, 31-1 Misumido Tomita-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima, 963-8611, Japan

    Yuh Baba

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Nasu Red Cross Hospital, 1081-4 Nakatahara, Ohtawara City, Tochigi, 324-8686, Japan

    Takanori Nishiyama

  3. Department of Oral Function and Molecular Biology, Ohu University, 31-1 Misumido Tomita-machi, Koriyama City, Fukushima, 963-8611, Japan

    Yasumasa Kato

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  1. Medical Oncology, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal

    Ramon Andrade de Mello

  2. edificio 7, ala nascente, 3º andar, University of Algarve, Dept Cie Biomed edificio 7, ala nascente, 3º andar, Faro, Portugal

    Álvaro Tavares

  3. Medical Oncology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

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Baba, Y., Nishiyama, T., Kato, Y. (2015). Diagnosis and Treatment of Accessory Parotid Gland Tumors. In: de Mello, R., Tavares, Á., Mountzios, G. (eds) International Manual of Oncology Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21683-6_27

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