Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in saliva: possible preoperative marker of malignancy in parotid tumors

Objective. Facial nerve preservation and oncological safety are crucial in surgery of parotid tumors. An unexpected histopathologic diagnosis of a malignant parotid tumor, however, may unfavorably require a second, more radical surgery. The aim of this study was to find out whether the assessment of...

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Main Authors:	Dyckhoff, Gerhard (Author) , Warta, Rolf (Author) , Gonnermann, Achim (Author) , Plinkert, Peter K. (Author) , Flechtenmacher, Christa (Author) , Volkmann, Martin (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	July 11, 2011
In:	Otolaryngology - head and neck surgery Year: 2011, Volume: 145, Issue: 5, Pages: 772-777
ISSN:	1097-6817
DOI:	10.1177/0194599811414512
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599811414512
Author Notes:	Gerhard Dyckhoff, Rolf Warta, Achim Gonnermann, Peter Karl Plinkert, Christa Flechtenmacher, and Martin Volkmann