Open organ preservation surgery of the larynx: Experience of Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan.

Background: The purpose of the present study was to report the oncological and functional results of our experience in open organ preservation surgery of the larynx.

Methods: Between 1978 and 2006, 140 patients were treated with organ preservation surgery of the larynx. Feeding tube and tracheotomy duration, surgical infection, fistulae, and pneumonia were recorded.

Schwannoma in the parotid gland. Experience at our institute and review of the literature.

Schwannoma of the parotid gland is an uncommon tumor. When the facial nerve is involved by the tumor at the time of the operation, the surgical approach requires careful evaluation. The purpose of this study is to provide indications which can support the decision, taking into account the different clinical presentations of parotid schwannoma.