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Retropharyngeal myxoma: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Ahmes L. Pahor  and
Sandeep Samant
Ahmes L. Pahor*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, City Hospital, Birmingham
Sandeep Samant
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, City Hospital, Birmingham
*
Ahmes L. Pahor, D.M.Sc. (Path.), M.A., F.R.C.S., D.L.O., Department of Otolaryngology, City Hospital, Po Box 293, Birmingham B18 7QH.
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Abstract

Myxomas are rare tumours which may occur in the head and neck region. About 60 cases have been reported in the literature so far. We describe a retropharyngeal myxoma in this paper.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmsMyxoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 8 , August 1994 , pp. 690 - 692
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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