Table 2 Summary of the 12 malignant cases
From: Parotid gland masses: outcomes in the pediatric age group
No. | Age (years) | Sex | FNAC | Other biopsy (incisional) | Surgery type | Surgical LN management | Pathology | Lymph nodes | Margins | RTH | Radiological TN/ stage | Pathological TN/ stage | Complications | Recurrence | Alive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | F | No | Bx outside: mucoepidermoid carcinoma, low grade | Superficial parotidectomy | None | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: low grade | 0/1 | Negative | No | T2N0/II | T2N0/II | No | No | Yes |
2 | 16 | F | Pleomorphic adenoma | No | Superficial parotidectomy | Selective | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma:low grade | 1/5 | Positive | Adjuvant | T3N0/III | T2N1/III | No | No | Yes |
3 | 4 | F | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | No | Total parotidectomy | Selective | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: intermediate grade | 0/5 | Positive | Adjuvant | T3N0/III | T2N0/II | Transient neuropraxia of facial nerve | No | Yes |
4 | 5 | M | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | No | Superficial parotidectomy | Selective | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: low grade | 0/13 | Negative | No | T3N0/III | T2N0/II | No | No | Yes |
5 | 16 | M | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | No | Superficial parotidectomy | Selective | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: intermediate grade | 0/4 | Negative | No | T3N0/III | T2N0/II | No | No | Yes |
6 | 11 | F | Malignant round and spindle cells with rhabdoid features | No | Superficial parotidectomy | None | Rhabdomyosarcoma: low grade | 0/2 | Positive | Definitive | T1N0/I | T1N0/I | Mandibular osteoradionecrosis | No | Yes |
7 | 6 | F | Myoepithelial carcinoma | No | Total parotidectomy | Selective | Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma | 0/7 | Negative but close | Adjuvant | T3N0/III | T3N0/III | Transient neuropraxia of facial nerve | 1 time | No |
8 | 17 | M | No | Bx outside; adenoid cystic carcinoma | Total parotidectomy | Selective | Adenoid cystic carcinoma | 0/5 | Negative | Adjuvant | T4N0/IV | T2N0/II | Facial palsy permenant (sacrificed) | No | Yes |
9 | 13 | M | No | Bx outside: nasopharyngeal carcinoma | Total parotidectomy | Radical dissection | Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 12/29 | Positive | Definitive (salvage) | T4N1/IV | T4N1/IV | Facial palsy permanent (sacrificed) | No | Yes |
10 | 18 | F | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | No | Total parotidectomy | Selective | Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 1/11 | Positive | Definitive (salvage) | T4N0/IV | T4N1/IV | Mandibular osteoradionecrosis | No | Yes |
11 | 18 | M | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | No | Total parotidectomy | Selective | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma: low grade | 0/13 | Positive | Adjuvant | T3N0/III | T2N0/II | No | No | Yes |
12 | 18 | M | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma | no | Total parotidectomy | Radical dissection | Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma | 10/28 | Negative | Definitive (salvage) | T4N1/IV | T4N2/IV | Facial palsy permenant (sacrificed) | No | Yes |