Parotidectomy
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| Parotidectomy | |
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| Term | Parotidectomy |
| Short definition | Parotidectomy - (pronounced) (puh-RAH-tih-DEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland located in front of and just below the ear). In a radical parotidectomy, the entire gland is removed |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Parotidectomy - (pronounced) (puh-RAH-tih-DEK-toh-mee) Surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland (a large salivary gland located in front of and just below the ear). In a radical parotidectomy, the entire gland is removed
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