Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: Experience of 128 Patients with First Recurrence
Table 1
Information of the included 128 patients.
Variables
Primary operation sites
Sum
Our hospital (n = 28)
Others (n = 100)
Age
49.5 (27–83)
47.7 (16–83)
48.1 (16–83)
Sex
Female
18 (64.3%)
52 (52.0%)
70 (54.7%)
Male
10 (35.7%)
48 (48.0%)
58 (45.3%)
Primary operation type
Enucleation
1 (3.6%)
79 (79.0%)
80 (62.5%)
Partial parotidectomy
15 (53.6%)
18 (18.0%)
33 (25.8%)
Superficial parotidectomy
12 (42.9%)
3 (3.0%)
15 (11.7%)
Facial nerve paralysis
Marginal mandibular branch
2 (7.1%)
2 (2.0%)
4 (3.1%)
Marginal mandibular and buccal branches
4 (14.3%)
3 (3.0%)
7 (5.5%)
Tumor rupture
5 (17.9%)
25 (25.0%)
30 (23.4%)
The difference regarding primary operation type between the two groups was significant (Fisher’s exact test, ). The difference regarding facial nerve paralysis between the two groups was significant (Fisher’s exact test, ).
