There are 3 different pharynxes (Figure 1). The nasopharynx, or velopharynx, is the airspace posterior to all of the soft palate; the oropharynx is the airspace posterior to the tip of the uvula to the tip of the epiglottis; and the laryngopharynx, or hypopharynx, is the airspace posterior to the tip of the epiglottis to the vocal cords. The adult human is one of only a few animals to have a sp...

We report a 60-year-old case diagnosed as the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with patulous eustachian tube (ET). To our knowledge, this is the first case report of the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis complicating patulous ET in the literature, demonstrating the movement of the tympanic membrane, the pharyngeal orifice of the ET and abnormal movement of the uvula because of paralysis of the soft pa...

We herein report a case of severe pharyngeal aphthae which can be a tip for diagnosing digestive disease in daily clinical practice. A 19-year-old man visited our otolaryngology clinic complaining of severe pharyngalgia lasting 5 days. The patient was previously healthy but had been suffering from diarrhea for 3 weeks and pyrexia for 2 weeks. Many aphthae were found on the patient’s soft palate...

Heterotopic neuroglial tissue, composed of differentiated neuroectodermal tissue, represents developmental heterotopia of neuroglial tissue rather than true neoplasm. Herein, we present a patient with nasopharyngeal heterotopic neuroglial tissue who presented with respiratory distress and feeding difficulty in early days after birth. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a cystic lesion measuring a...