TWO CASES OF CARCINOMA OF THE PAROTID GLAND OF A CHILD

Abstract

We experienced two rare cases of carcinoma of the parotid gland in a child aged under ten years old. In a review of 1649 patients with malignant tumors from 1958 to 1996 in Japan, 9 patients were under ten years old. We experienced rare cases in which we performed total resection of the parotid gland and facial nerve graft. Histologically, these two cases were low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Post-operative course of the two patients was uneventful with satisfactory recovery of the facial palsy.