[Parapharyngeal space neoplasms and surgical treatment]

This paper reports surgical treated 66 cases of parapharyngeal space neoplasms. They consist of primary 52 and secondary 14 cases, which were 59 benign and 7 malignant tumors. The surgical procedures which have been used are oral approach in 5 cases, the parotid approach in 5 cases, the cervical approach in 47 cases, the cervical approach with mandibular swing in 7 cases and the postaurical C incision approach in 2 cases. The procedures and indications of the cervical approach or (and) its combination with mandibular swing are outlined. It is considered that these two surgical procedures can provide very safe and efficacious approaches to the removal of the primary parapharyngeal space neoplasms encountered.