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  • Title: Preauricular transmandibular and transzygomatic approach for tumors of the infratemporal fossa revisited.
    Author: Timoshenko AP, Asanau A, Gavid M, Colin V, Martin C, Prades JM.
    Journal: ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec; 2013; 75(4):250-5. PubMed ID: 23921824.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To demonstrate the surgical technique and results in patients operated on with a preauricular transmandibular transzygomatic approach. METHODS: This surgical technique was used in 21 patients with benign and malignant tumors of the infratemporal fossa (ITF), operated on between 1999 and 2011. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients were enrolled in the study. There were 6 patients with benign tumors and 15 with malignant ones. No patients with benign lesions show any disease recurrence 5 years after surgery and present excellent functional and cosmetic results. Postoperatively, a reduction of pain was noted in all patients with malignant lesions. Four patients in this group, who are alive 5 years after surgery, do not demonstrate any disease progression. CONCLUSION: The described approach provides an excellent exposure of the ITF and could be the procedure of choice in the management of ITF tumors.
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