Key points
- Surgery of prestyloid tumors is challenging and requires meticulous
planning based on tumor and patient characteristics.
- Internal carotid artery position and parotid gland involvement are
crucial points to consider in choosing a medial or lateral approach in
prestyloid tumors.
- Medial approaches to prestyloid tumor surgery are evolving along with
technological evolution.
- A medial approach with TORS achieves superior surgical results in
prestyloid tumors than open lateral approaches.
- TORS is feasible and safe for both benign and malignant prestyloid
tumors in the hands of experienced surgical teams.