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Thread #80736   Message #2183334
Posted By: gnu
31-Oct-07 - 07:24 AM
Thread Name: BS: Parotidectomy - expectations?
Subject: RE: BS: Parotidectomy - expectations?
On the right it was a stage 2 Wharthin (spg?) tumour in...

"the parotid, toward the rear. By CT, appears round and no outgrowths were detectable, indicating 99% chance benign. Will require removal of about a third of the parotid and cutting the sweat nerve. Muscle from neck will be cut and "flipped over" cut sweat nerve to try to prevent sweat nerve from growing back to skin and stimulating sweating every time I hear the dinner bell. I am aware of the other nerves and the consequences of a "slip" with the slice.

It was the size of a playing marble.