Temporal-Parotid Resection for Malignant Parotid Tumors: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Surgery involving the skull base has recently gained significant prominence in treatment of head and neck cancer. "En bloc temporal-parotid resection," as applied in primary malignancies of the external ear, should be considered as a shift in the surgical landscape of "extended total parotidectomies" to achieve negative surgical margins and decrease the risk of tumor spillage during the procedure. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate survival outcomes and margin status in patients with parotid malignancies involving the temporal bone and treated with temporal-parotid resection (TPR).

Data sources

PubMed, Scopus, and Embase databases were systematically searched until 11 February 2025.

Review methods

The protocol of this investigation was regi

SUBMITTER: Daloiso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12645363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature