Interactive Discussion Page

Visitors forum for

the discussion of

parotid gland tumors

and treatments

The Patients Forum

on

Recurrent Tumors Of The Parotid Gland

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My History

 

1st Parotidectomy
 

2nd Parotidectomy

 

Costs/Bills
 

Radiotherapy
 

Cottages


Links

 



 

Introduction

The purpose of this site is twofold.  First, I have found there is a lack of information on the web regarding recurrent tumors of the parotid gland, presented from the patients perspective.  I have therefore put together information from my own two parotidectomies as well as links to information I have found helpful.  I've included my own view of the medical procedures, description of postoperative complications, surgical and pathological reports I obtained from the hospital, and hospital and doctor billings.

Secondly, since there is a good chance my own parotid tumor will come back a third time, I am hoping to gain information for my own benefit over the next couple years.  Information I am particularly interested in is:

  1. Who are the top three surgeons in the United States regarding benign recurrent tumors of the parotid gland.
  2. Information regarding the treatment of benign recurrent tumors of the parotid gland using Radiation Therapy.  I've found a great deal of information on the web regarding this but it is contradicting.  I'm developing the opinion that the risks of the treatment are greater than the risks of recurrence.

At the top of the left hand column on each page you will find a link to a Discussion Page.  This is meant to be forum for the exchange of information regarding parotid gland tumors.  I would encourage you to both ask questions and post information for everyone's benefit.  While these tumors are relatively rare, the two ENT surgeons I consulted here in Greenville, SC each perform about one parotidectomy a month.  Extrapolating,  across the U.S.A. there must be hundreds of people in need of information.  
 

You may also email me at shelato@aol.com

Dwight

 

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