TABLE 2.

Surgical approaches and surgical margin status in the resection of parotid carcinomas with parapharyngeal extension

	Minor parapharyngeal extension (no. of patients = 11; 50%)	Major parapharyngeal extension (no. of patients = 11; 50%)	p-value (Fisher’s exact)
Surgical approach
Transparotid +/− transcervical	8 (72.7%)	7 (63.6%)
Transparotid + segmental mandibulectomy	2 (18.2%)	3 (27.3%)
Mandibulotomy	0	1 (9.1%)
Transparotid + transcervical + lateral temporal bone resection	1 (9.1%)	0
Surgical margin status
Negative	3 (27.3%)	6 (54.5%)	0.561
Close	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)
Positive	6 (54.5%)	4 (36.4%)