2009 Volume 19 Issue 3 Pages 179-183
We reported 16 patients with parotid gland carcinoma treated at Nagoya City University Hospital for five years between 2003 and 2008. Of those, 10 patients (71.4%) were diagnosed as having malignant carcinoma by fine needle aspiration (FNA) before operation. Nine patients underwent the frozen section (FS) technique and eight were diagnosed as having malignant carcinoma during operation. Of the six patients whose carcinomas were not diagnosed as malignant by FNA, three patients underwent the FS technique and two patients were confirmed as having malignant carcinoma. Of the 16 patients, 14 underwent surgery, which was selected based on the results of the FNA and/or FS technique. Postoperative courses were eventual and no recurrence was found except for one patient with salivary duct carcinoma. Our data suggested that the FS technique following FNA is useful not only for confirming malignancy of the parotid tumor but also for selecting an appropriate operation for the patient.
