Iatrogenic salivary duct injury in head and neck cancer patients: Report of four cases and review of the literature

The lesions of the salivary ducts may be idiopathic, post- traumatic, or iatrogenic and lead to sialocele formation with persistent painful facial swelling or cutaneous fistula formation. No consensus on treatment of this condition exists: the options of treatment include needle aspiration, pressure...

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2014-07, Vol.6 (3), p.e291-4
Main Authors: Kulyapina, Alena, Lopez-de-Atalaya, Javier, Ochandiano-Caicoya, Santiago, Navarro-Cuellar, Carlos, Navarro-Vila, Carlos
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Language:English
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Summary:The lesions of the salivary ducts may be idiopathic, post- traumatic, or iatrogenic and lead to sialocele formation with persistent painful facial swelling or cutaneous fistula formation. No consensus on treatment of this condition exists: the options of treatment include needle aspiration, pressure dressings, antisialogogue therapy, radiotherapy, botulinum toxin and surgical approaches as duct repair, diversion, ligation, different drainage systems and even parotidectomy/submaxilectomy. The management and special features of iatrogenic salivary duct injury in patients with oral cancer who underwent head and neck reconstructive surgery has not been described yet. We present four cases of iatrogenic lesions of salivary ducts and its management in patients with oral cancer. The iatrogenic lesions of salivary ducts are to be taken into account in patients with oral cancer as the distal ends of salivary ducts could be involved in the margins of surgical resection. Different options of treatment of this complication are described. Key words:Sialocele, oral cancer, salivary duct.
ISSN:1989-5488
1989-5488
DOI:10.4317/jced.51438