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Parotid fistula complicating postauricular basal cell carcinoma excision

  1. Dallas Gramp*,
  2. Genevieve Casey,
  3. Young Jin Kim

Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00910.x

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Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volume 54, Issue 1, pages 43–45, February 2013

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Gramp, D., Casey, G. and Kim, Y. J. (2013), Parotid fistula complicating postauricular basal cell carcinoma excision. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 54: 43–45. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2012.00910.x

Author Information

  1. Department of Dermatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

*Dr Dallas Gramp, Department of Dermatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Qld 3068, Australia. Email: dallasgramp@hotmail.com

  1. Dallas Gramp, MBBS. Genevieve Casey, MBBS. Young Jin Kim, FACD MBBS.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 12 JUN 2012
  3. Submitted 17 November 2011; accepted 6 March 2012.

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Keywords:

  • basal cell carcinoma excision;
  • parotid fistula

ABSTRACT

Parotid fistulas after cutaneous surgery are a rare occurrence. To our knowledge there have been no cases reported of a parotid fistula occurring in the postauricular region. We present a case complicating a postauricular basal cell carcinoma excision and further discuss this rare but important complication of cutaneous facial surgery.

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