eng Science and Education Publishing Global Journal of Surgery 2379-8750 2015-10-15 3 2 27 30 10.12691/js-3-2-3 JS2015323 article Mohamed Korany mkorany2015@gmail.com 1 Ahmed Said 2 Department of Surgery, Assiut University, Egypt Department of Surgical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Objective: The current study aimed to compare extracapsular dissection (ED) versus superficial parotidectomy (SP) in surgical treatment of benign parotid tumors. Methodology: Thirty two patients with benign parotid tumors were included in this study. The patients divided into two groups: the ED group (16) patients (5 males and 11 females) and SP group 16 patients (7 males and 9 females). Patients were followed up for 2 years. Results: Sixteen were included in (ED) group and 16 in (SP) group, twelve patients were males (37.5%) and 20 patients were females (62.5%). The mean age was 47.2 years (range 21 to 69 years) in both groups. No complications developed in (ED) group except wound infections in 2 patients (12.5%). Many cases complicated in (SP) group: two cases of temporary facial paresis, (12.5%), 3 cases of salivary fistula (18.7%), 10 cases (62.5) of cosmetic deformity in the form of depressions in the parotid region and one patient (6.2%) developed Frey's syndrome. No recurrence in either group. Conclusion: Extracapsular dissection is safe and reliable procedure compared to superficial parotidectomy with reduced morbidity and good cosmetic results. http://pubs.sciepub.com/js/3/2/3/js-3-2-3.pdf extracapsular dissection parotid superficial parotidectomy