Surgical Treatment of the Parapharyngeal Tumors |
Keun Pyung Lee, MD, Eun Kyung Park, MD, Nam Soo Lee, MD, Min Sik Kim, MD, Seung Ho Cho, MD, and Byung Do Suh, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea |
부인두강 종양의 수술적 치료 |
이근평 · 박은경 · 이남수 · 김민식 · 조승호 · 서병도 |
가톨릭대학교 의학부 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
The parapharyngeal space is a potential anatomical space with three rigid wall. Tumors in this space extend medial and inferior direction which accounts for clinical manifestations. The correct surgical approach depends upon the careful preoperative differentiation of parotid tumors from extraparotid parapharyngeal tumors. Carotid argiography combind with CT scan provide crucial information for the adequate surgical approaches. A retrospective study of six patients with parapharyngeal tumors(four neurilemmomas, one mixed tumor, one lymphangioma) is presented. Complete surgical removal was accomplished through four different surgical approaches.
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Keywords:
Parapharyngeal tumorㆍSurgical approach. |
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