Teenager with Parotid Tumor Undergoes Parotidectomy for Pediatric Parotid Tumor Removal
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Published 2017-02-14
This episode features a 16-year- old girl from the Midwest who discovers a growth on her face. Shortly after she is diagnosed with a deep lobe parotid tumor. Despite her young age, she must make adult decisions about the complex surgery. Her close-knit family, church, and community support her in her search for the best surgical care. When she comes to Osborne Head and Neck Institute, Dr. Ryan Osborne and Dr. Jason Hamilton must decide how to handle the tumor that is exceedingly rare in a pediatric patient. They must determine the best plan of action, recognizing surgery could have disfiguring, life-altering consequences.
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All Comments (21)
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I am so in awe of Dr Osborne especially because he'll take on cases that most surgeons won't touch. I can't tell you the respect I hold him in.
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Dr. Osborne and Dr. Hamilton are amazing surgeons! My daughter had her Parotid gland removed her Freshman year of high school. It was a 4 cm benign tumor. Unfortunately, it grew back and her Medical Doctor kept telling her it was a cyst and wouldn't write a referral for an ENT doctor. She moved out of area as she is married to a US Navy man, and finally got to see another doctor(after 3 yrs of being put off). When she got her referral she had to go to 4 separate doctors. Prognosis wasn't good. There were multiple tumors and she had to go to the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlotte. On February 6, 2017, my 23 yr old daughter went in for surgery. Dr. Shonka removed 28 tumors. And had to dissect the facial nerve. She has Frey's Syndrome worse now than before, her taste buds are a mess. She had facial paralysis for months so she only drank liquids, and she endured 6 wks of radiation with multiple side effects. She suffers from depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts and has a scar that is very noticeable as a result of this. And it is now dimpled. I wish Dr. Osborne and Dr. Hamilton had been her doctors.
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The moment she said that she would sometimes meet with her youth group just to read the Word, I lost it...in a good way. God has blessed her with incredible maturity. Also, praise God for these doctors - may God continue to bless them!
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Such dedication to the human element is rare these days. These men are so blessed.
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Beautiful story!! I was a nurse for almost 20yrs before an injury. Seeing stories like this absolutely warm my heart and Spirit ❤️ blessings to the all involved.
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I have a ton of respect for a doctor who prays before a surgery. It is humbling to see a doctor who depends on Gods guidance before they cut into someone. Thank you.
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These doctors are nothing short of phenomenal!! Thank God for these men and their team. God bless
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The compassion, the thoughtfulness, the kindness to Ashley pre op was moving.
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Had this done about 20yrs ago, tumor in my cheek. Took Dr 8 hours to remove tumor because my nerves wrapped around it. It was cancerous but after chemo and radiation have been cancer free since. Glad your surgery was successful! God bless you all!
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"The young one taught the old one a lesson"...very humble words from someone who's successful and well experienced in life. I wish every doctor has such passion.
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Wish all docters had that amount of courage , compassion and totally in awe of them and their team Suzanne xx
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What a wonderful and uplifting story. Ashley was in the arms of the Angel's, wearing scrubs!
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Your entire team is truly blessed. God bless you all, I thought is was awesome that you prayed with Ashley and her family. Job well done.
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WOW these Dr’s Are Outstanding! I’m retired from medicine and so very impressed. This is how medicine should be. With Faith and God given skill fantastic Dr’s =GREAT OUTCOME 👏🏻 God Bless you All 🙏🏼
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Such incredible doctors! May God grant them long and healthy lives so that they can continue to help others.
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These 2 doctors are changing people's LIVES for the better, this is SO GOOD to see and watch, talk about a feel-good story!!
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So happy to see it went so well for her! I found it interesting that they said this is rare in children. I had a parotid tumor removed at age 13 which resulted in a damaged facial nerve and paralysis. It was devastating as an 8th grade kid to wake up and not have a smile, afraid you’d be ugly forever. I eventually got feeling and some movement back but not the ability to raise the eyebrow, fully shut the eye, or draw the cheek and corner of the mouth up into a smile. I had been the top trumpet player in my school band and was never able to play the instrument very well again. This was in 1980 in a smaller city so not nearly the technology or expertise of the surgeon. I had to have 4 more repeat surgeries over the next 15 years as it kept growing back. One of those was done without anesthesia because right after college I didn’t have insurance. The last one was in 1996 by a specialist at the university hospital in Denver and finally it did not grow back. Amazingly I have no visible scarring. I suspect the trigger for tumor was possibly related to having the mumps, a virus that causes severe parotid inflammation, at age 5. That illness left me totally deaf in the ear on that same side. I’m very blessed that it was only one side and that being so young I was fully able to adapt to my new normal.
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An awesome man. Such compassion and kindness makes him a gem to have as a Physician.
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Inspiring story, Thanks for sharing. Ashley must be an adult by now and I pray that she and her family are healthy and happy and have nothing but joy in their future.
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I think Ashley is a very smart mature young lady who is going to go far in life! She has such a caring ,down to earth set of parents! I am so glad that her Mom found these Doctors for her!!!
