Robot-assisted selective neck dissection combined with facelift parotidectomy in parotid cancer.
BACKGROUND
Robot-assisted neck dissection in patients with head and neck cancer has been demonstrated to be feasible. We conceived a surgical technique of surgery for parotid cancer with the robotic system via a gasless modified facelift (MFL) approach. A detailed surgical technique is provided.


METHODS
In a 28-year-old female patient with parotid cancer, the disease was treated with primary tumor resection with robotic selective neck dissection I to III via an MFL incision.


RESULTS
Robot-assisted selective neck dissection I to III combined with primary tumor resection was successfully conducted without any significant intraoperative complication, applying additional incision, or conversion to open conventional neck dissection. Videographic demonstration of the robotic-assisted neck dissection is included.


CONCLUSIONS
Robot-assisted surgery via the MFL approach is a feasible and useful method with excellent cosmetic results for the surgical treatment in selected cases of parotid gland cancer.
Department of Otolaryngology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Yoo Seob
YS
Shin
Eun Chang
EC
Choi
Chul-Ho
CH
Kim
Yoon Woo
YW
Koh
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*
modified facelift; neck dissection; parotid gland cancer; robotic