introduction: an otogenic brain abscess is a common ent problem but an otogenic trapezius abscess can also be experienced in otolaryngological practice, particularly in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.   case report: we report a rare case of a trapezius abscess in an eight-year-old girl who presented at the ent, head and neck surgery postgraduate medical institute, lady reading h...

Extraskeletal osteochondroma in parapharyngeal space is very rare. It is important to note that such a diagnosis be considered when a discrete, ossified mass is localized in soft tissues, even at atypical sites. Its diagnosis is based on radiological and histopathological examination. We should be clinically aware of this benign entity as no malignant transformation or metastasis has been repor...

SUMMARY We report the CT and MR findings in a patient with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in the parapharyngeal space who had neither a family history nor stigmata of neurofibromatosis. A high-resolution CT scan of the temporal bone revealed bony erosion and widening of both the foramen ovale and the bony portion of the eustachian tube. A temporal bone MR image showed an intensely enha...

Heterotopic brain presenting as a giant, growing, single locular cyst at the parapharyngeal space has not been reported before, to our knowledge. We present such a case, with MR imaging findings, in a 13-month-old girl. A well-demarcated giant cystic mass was noted in the left parapharyngeal space from the skull base to the submandibular region. Airway compression and deformity of the left mand...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to review our pediatric emergency department's (ED's) utilization of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and treatment outcomes. METHODS This study used case series with chart review. RESULTS From January 2007 to January 2009, 148 patients were seen in our ED for possible PTA. Mean age at presentation was 11.8 ye...

OBJECTIVE To identify clinical features associated with unsuccessful medical therapy in children with deep space neck infections (DSNIs). STUDY DESIGN Consecutive case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary-care, academic children's hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred seventy-eight pediatric patients treated for retropharyngeal or parapharyngeal infections between July 1, 2007,...