Table 5.

Classification of parotid resection types by the European Salivary Gland Society (48).

Resection	Resected levels and other factors
Superficial superior lobe	I
Superficial inferior lobe	II
Deep inferior lobe	III
Deep superior lobe	IV
Accessory parotid tissue	V
Parotidectomy	Dissection of the facial nerve +resection ≥ 1 level
Formal parotidectomy types
Lateral parotidectomy	Level I + II
Total parotidectomy	Level I − IV
Partial parotidectomy types
Partial lateral parotidectomy	Level I or II
Selective deep lobe resection	Level III or IV
Extracapsular dissection	No dissection of the facial nerve and/orResection <1 level