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A Rare Case of Large Schwannoma of the Parapharyngeal Space
Joint Authors
Siupsinskiene, Nora
Lapinskaite, Rimante
Padervinskis, Evaldas
Ryskiene, Silvija
Vaitkus, Saulius
Arechvo, Irina
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Schwannoma originating from the peripheral nerves is a rare lesion of the parapharyngeal space.
The 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.
The radiological and histological characteristics of the neoplasm are consequently presented.
Special emphasis is placed on the surgical treatment of the tumor.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siupsinskiene, Nora& Arechvo, Irina& Lapinskaite, Rimante& Padervinskis, Evaldas& Ryskiene, Silvija& Vaitkus, Saulius. 2018. A Rare Case of Large Schwannoma of the Parapharyngeal Space. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siupsinskiene, Nora…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Large Schwannoma of the Parapharyngeal Space. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Siupsinskiene, Nora& Arechvo, Irina& Lapinskaite, Rimante& Padervinskis, Evaldas& Ryskiene, Silvija& Vaitkus, Saulius. A Rare Case of Large Schwannoma of the Parapharyngeal Space. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148599