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

Diseases

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.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148599

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.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148599

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