There were no cases of salivary fistula
PA: pleomorphic adenoma, SD: standard deviation, MRI: magnetic resonance
imaging, CT: computed tomography
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Figure 1a.
Capsular dissection of a parotid pleomorphic adenoma. Note the cuff of
tissue on top of the tumour to aid safe manipulation. The dissection
plane is the capsule of the tumour.
Figure 1b.
Please note the difference between capsular and extracapsular
dissection. In the latter, the dissection proceeds a few millimetres
away from the capsule which is not exposed unless a facial nerve branch
is identified.