Vol.102 No.10 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 102 No. 10 October 2009
Experience with Mohs' Paste for Giant Parotoid Carcinoma
Kenji Fukutsuji and Tamotsu Harada
(Kawasaki Medical School)
Takema Sakoda, Kei Nakahara and Tadao Enomoto
(Rinku General Medical Center Izumisano Municipal Hospital)
Akira Shibano, Hiroki Ikeda and Mie Yamanishi
(Japanese Red Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center)
A 60-year-old man with carcinoma of the right parotid gland judged to be inoperable was treated using the escharotic agent Mohs' paste to improve quality of life (QOL). The tumor surface had become fixed where Mohs' paste was applied by the next day and dried, reducing the offensive odor and stopping the bleeding. After approximately 40 days, the patient was able to be discharged. Mohs' paste is effective for improving QOL for parotid carcinoma patients with local advanced, inoperable skin lesions.
Key words :Mohs' paste, parotid carcinoma, quality of life (QOL)