Parapharyngeal Space Tumors. Review
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Keywords
Tumor, parapharyngeal space, imaging, surgical approach
Abstract
Parapharyngeal space tumors are rare, so there is limited published experience re- garding their diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, they represent a diagnostic and the- rapeutic challenge. In most cases, diagnosis can be made with an adequate anamnesis, physical examination, imaging, and the use of fine needle aspiration. Differentiation between prestyloid and poststyloid tumor is a key to guiding the differential diagnosis. The treatment of choice is surgical excision, warning the patient the possible surgical approaches, comorbidity associated with each of these pathways, especially at the level of function of cranial nerves, and the eventual need of coadjuvant treatment if required.
