| Title |
A rare case of large schwannoma of the parapharyngeal space |
| Authors |
Šiupšinskienė, Nora ; Arechvo, Irina ; Lapinskaitė, Rimantė ; Padervinskis, Evaldas ; Ryškienė, Silvija ; Vaitkus, Saulius |
| DOI |
10.1155/2018/9870937 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Case reports in otolaryngology.. London : Hindawi. 2018, vol. 2018, art. no. 9870937, p. 1-5.. ISSN 2090-6765. eISSN 2090-6773 |
| Abstract [eng] |
Schwannoma originating from the peripheral nerves is a rare lesion of the parapharyngeal space. *e special traits of the presented case included the following: the patient presented with slowly progressing dysphagia, speech difficulties, jaw numbness, and taste dysfunction. A dislocated lateral pharyngeal wall with mild inflammatory changes of the oropharyngeal mucosa was observed during pharyngoscopy. *e radiological and histological characteristics of the neoplasm are consequently presented. Special emphasis is placed on the surgical treatment of the tumor. |
| Published |
London : Hindawi |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2018 |
| CC license |
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