Abstract:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical effect of surgical therapy for parotid hemangioma in infants.

Methods

27 infantile cases with hemangioma in the parotid gland（aging from 3 months to 2 years）were treated by parotidectomy and hemangioma resection， associated with facial nerve preserved. The follow-up time for all the patients ranged from 1 to 3years， and the surgical results were observed.

Results

All cases healed in one-stage， without presence of salivary fistula or permanent facial paralysis. During the follow-up period. Only two of the 27 cases were found to recurrence within 1 year after surgery， but recovered after being undergone sclerotherapy.

Conclusion

Early surgical therapy of parotid haemangioma in infants could lead to satisfactory results.

Key words: Hemangioma, Neoplasm, Parotid gland, Infant