title: DaVinci robot-assisted transcervical excision of a parapharyngeal space tumor.
abstract: Neoplastic processes in the parapharyngeal space represent less than 1% of all head and neck tumors. Due to the complexity, deep location and surrounding vital structures of the parapharyngeal space, resection of tumors from this area can prove challenging. There are a number of surgical approaches traditionally used to access the parapharyngeal space; the choice is dictated by the size of the tumor, its location, its relationship to the great vessels, and suspicion of malignancy. We describe our innovative surgical technique employing DaVinci robot-assisted transcervical excision of a parapharyngeal space tumor. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report of this surgical technique.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850 H091, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. dgoldenberg@hmc.psu.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, P.O. Box 850 H091, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ondik
keywords: DaVinci; Parapharyngeal space tumor; Pleomorpic adenoma; Robot; Surgical approach; Transcervical; Transmandibular; Transparotid