A 40-year-old female, presented with a progressively increasing lump in the parotid region. On oral examinations, the tonsil was pushed medially. Biopsy showed it to be pleomorphic adenoma.The appropriate treatment is:
Superficial parotidectomy
Lumpectomy
Conservative total parotidectomy
Enucleation
For parotid tumors that arise in lateral lobe superficial parotidectomy with preservation of CN VII is indicated. If the tumor extends in to deep lobe of parotid, a total parotidectomy with nerve preservation is performed.