Application of retroauricular sulcus incision in the operation of benign tumors in the deep lobe of parotid gland

• Published in: Zhonghua er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Chinese journal of otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery Vol. 58; no. 12; p. 1238
• Main Authors: Chen, Q Y, Sun, D Z, Wang, D Q, Zhao, H, Shao, Q, Yang, Y Y, Lyu, H Q
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 07.12.2023
• ISSN: 1673-0860
• DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115330-20231008-00126

To investigate the application of retroauricular groove incision in the resection of benign tumors in the deep lobe of parotid. From January 2017 to January 2022, 19 patients (11 males and 8 females, age ranged from 17 to 69 years, with a median age of 48) with benign tumor in the deep lobe of parotid gland underwent parotidectomy through retroauricular sulcus incision in Linyi People's Hospital. Among them, 17 cases with tumor diameter≤4.0 cm underwent simple retroauricular groove incision, and 2 cases were dumbbell type with tumor diameter>4.0 cm on the medial side of mandible protruding into the parapharyngeal space, in which the deep lobe and tumor of parotid gland were resected through retroauricular sulcus incision combined with intraoral incision. Tumors were completely removed through retroauricular sulcus incision in 17 cases, and dumbbell type tumors were removed through retroauricular sulcus incision combined with intraoral incision in 2 cases. Postoperative pathological examinations showed pleomor