Comparison of the therapeutic effects of different approaches on neurogenic tumors of parapharyngeal space

ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy of different approaches in the treatment of neurogenic tumors of parapharyngeal space.

MethodsTwenty-one neurogenic tumors of parapharyngeal space patients diagnosed by department of imaging and department of otolaryngology head and neck, and treated with operation were investigated, and the nature of tumors were determined according to its imaging characteristics.The intraoperative bleeding, postoperative pain and complications were compared between transoral approach and transoral approach.

ResultsThe differences of the intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pain between transoral approach and transcervical approach were statistically significant(P < 0.05), and there was no statistical significance in the complications between the two approaches(P>0.05).

ConclusionsImaging has clinical guiding value in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis and surgical approach selection of neurogenic tumors in parapharyngeal space.transoral approach has advantages over transcervical approach in reducing intraoperative bleeding and postoperative pain.