Information request - Parotid Tumor

"Chris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hello everyone, I'm looking for information and personal
experiences (if you'd be so kind to share) from those of
you who have had a Parotid Tumor requiring surgery. My
mother has just been diagnosed with this condition and is
awaiting an appointment for needle biopsy. Besides the
possibility of cancer being a major concern, she was told
that if surgery is required (and will be if cancerous),
there is a chance that the nerve in the face could be
severed leaving her with partial facial paralysis.
Depending on the size and depth of the tumor, sometimes
severing this nerve in unavoidable. If any of you in this
group have relevant information, advice or have had this
surgery (good or bad results),please contact me and share
your experiences. Or if you are a doctor and have wisdom
to share, it would be greatly appreciated. Please feel
free to e-mail me direct: [email hidden] Thank you
for in advance for your help. Sincerely, Chris.

The best treatment for almost all parotid tumours is
surgery. The risk to the facial nerve is small. But it's
impossible to know the correct management without a
diagnosis, and you need the biopsy for that.