Parotid swelling in children; our experience at department of paediatric surgery B.V.

ABSTRACT

To describe the clinical and pathological presentation as well as treatment options of parotid swelling in children. Descriptive case series study. Department of Paediatric Surgery Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur. From Nov 2005 to Jul 2007. All patients of either sex below the age of 13 years presenting with parotid swelling were included in the study. Clinical presentations, preoperative investigations, operative procedures, histopathology reports, postoperative complications and further management [radiotherapy and chemotherapy] were recorded. Twelve patients presented with parotid swelling. Commonest presentation was a lump over the parotid region [100%] and pain [25%]. Majority of tumours were benign [50%]. Vascular lesions outnumbered solid tumours. 4 patients [33.33%] had haemangioma 1 patient [8.33%] had cystic hygroma, one patient each of pleomorphic adenoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma. Salivary gland lesions are most likely inflammatory in origin. Vascular tumours are common benign tumours than epithelial tumours in children. Superficial parotidectomy is the operation for benign tumours and total conservative parotidectomy for malignant tumours