ReviewEuropean archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery2024
The transcervical-transparotid corridor for management of parapharyngeal space neoplasms: strengths and limits in a bi-institutional retrospective series.
Review in European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- An overview on manifestation and management of glossopharyngeal schwannoma: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the lymph nodes of the parapharyngeal space: case series and systematic review.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2024Pooled it
- Endoscopic Transoral Approach to the Upper Parapharyngeal Space: A Cadaveric and Clinical Applicability Study.Head & neck · 2026Article
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- Giant Lipoma of the Parapharyngeal Space: Surgical Considerations and Comprehensive Literature Review.Case reports in otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Parapharyngeal space metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma: indications and limits of different surgical approaches.Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-guided diagnosis on a parapharyngeal mass.Journal of ultrasound · 2025Article
- The Clinical and Surgical Characteristics of Parotid Tumors with Parapharyngeal Space Involvement-A Multicenter Experience of the Polish Salivary Network.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- [Research progress in the anatomy and surgical approach of the parapharyngeal space].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024Review
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Abstract
background and purposeParapharyngeal space (PPS) neoplasms represent 1% of all head and neck tumors and are mostly benign. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment and the transcervical-transparotid (TC-TP) corridor still represents the workhorse for adequate PPS exposure. Our series investigates strengths and limits of this approach on a multi-institutional basis.
methodsWe reviewed consecutive patients submitted to PPS surgery via TC-TP route between 2010 and 2020. Hospital stay, early and long-term complications, and disease status were assessed.
resultsOne hundred and twenty nine patients were enrolled. Most tumors were benign (79.8%) and involved the prestyloid space (83.7%); the median largest diameter was 4.0 cm. The TC-TP corridor was used in 70.5% of patients, while a pure TC route in about a quarter of cases. Early postoperative VII CN palsy was evident in 32.3% of patients, while X CN deficit in 9.4%. The long-term morbidity rate was 34.1%, with persistent CN impairment detectable in 26.4% of patients: carotid space location, lesion diameter and malignant histology were the main independent predictors of morbidity. A recurrence occurred in 12 patients (9.4%).
conclusionsThe TC-TP corridor represents the benchmark for surgical management of most of PPS neoplasms, though substantial morbidity can still be expected.
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