Reliability of the ‘M-Line’ in the prediction of the facial nerve position in patients with parotid neoplasms

• Main Authors: Cheah, Pei Fen, Punithamalar, Krishnan, Kong, Lawrence Sing Siong, Goh, Liang Chye, Yeoh, Aik Guan, Mohd Razif, Mohamad Yunus
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2022
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/44008/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Preoperative radiological assessment of parotid tumours represents a crucial step in the planning of a parotidectomy in order to avoid post-operative facial nerve paralysis. The purpose of this study is to determine the reliability of the novel ‘M-line’ in predicting the facial nerve position and co...