Combined craniofacial resection of nasopharyngeal malignancies

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is endemic in south-eastern parts of Asia. Primary treatment modality is definitive radiotherapy +/- chemotherapy depending on the stage of disease. Surgery serves as a means of salvage for persistent or recurrent diseases. Maxillary swing operation offers an anterolateral approach for removal of tumours in the nasopharynx +/- parapharyngeal space extension including retropharyngeal lymph nodes. Maxillary swing operation may be combined with craniotomy for resection of locally advanced tumours involving the internal carotid artery, temporal bone and temporal dura.

Source: Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - January 22, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Velda LingYu Chow, Jimmy Yu Wai CHAN Source Type: research