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Posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma

(Case report)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. Triaridis ,
M. G. Tsalighopoulos ,
A. Kouloulas  and
A. Vartholomeos
C. Triaridis*
Affiliation:
Thessaloniki, Greece
M. G. Tsalighopoulos
Affiliation:
Thessaloniki, Greece
A. Kouloulas
Affiliation:
Thessaloniki, Greece
A. Vartholomeos
Affiliation:
Thessaloniki, Greece
*
C. Triaridis, Assistant Professor, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Otorhinolaryngology Department Head and Neck Surgery, AXEPA Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Summary

A rare case of a schwannoma localized on the posterior pharyngeal wall is presented. It concerns a young man with an inflammatory ulcerated mass in the posterior wall of the pharynx causing severe difficulty in swallowing.

Although schwannomas of the lateral pharyngeal wall are common, only one case located on the posterior wall has been described. The origin of these tumours at this particular site is thought to be the sympathetic nervous plexus of the posterior pharyngeal wall.

In presenting our case, we comment on the origin of posterior pharyngeal wall schwannomas.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 101 , Issue 7 , July 1987 , pp. 749 - 752
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1987

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