Keywords: parotid; parotid tumors; malignancy; salivary gland malignancy; adenoid cystic carcinoma; squamous cell carcinoma; adenocarcinoma; mucoepidermoid carcinoma; acinic cell carcinoma; salivary duct carcinoma; carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma; parotidectomy; facial nerve; bell’s palsy; perineural invasion; metastasis; melanoma