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17655777

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
Many approaches to the parapharyngeal space have been reported. However, few reports describe parapharyngeal space tumours and the best surgical approach to these tumours. We retrospectively examined the surgical approaches we used to resect 22 parapharyngeal space tumours. In order to determine the best surgical approach for each tumour, we first subdivided the parapharyngeal space into six compartments, based on anatomical landmarks seen on computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging scans. We then determined the location of each tumour relative to these six parapharyngeal space compartments. In our series of cases, we found that large tumours spanning the superior portion of the parapharyngeal space could be completely removed through a skull base approach. To remove a large tumour in the middle and inferior portion of the parapharyngeal space, a transparotid approach was the most suitable. Finally, a tumour in the inferior portion of the parapharyngeal space was best accessed through a transcervical approach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1748-5460
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
122
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
628-34
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Standardised method of selecting surgical approaches to benign parapharyngeal space tumours, based on pre-operative images.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Otteemachi Aoi, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Japan. skan@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article