Introduction: Various surgical approaches to parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors are introduced to obtain complete removal with the preservation of the surrounding structures in parapharyngealneoplasms. Here, we will discuss the main techniques and their outcome.   Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on 78 patients undergone either transoral, tran...

Introduction: Retropharyngeal space schwannomas are rare entities. About 20-45% of schwannomas occur in the head and neck region; however, they represent less than 1% of all head and neck tumors.  Case Report: We present the case of a 36-year-old woman complaining of dysphagia caused by a large schwannoma arising in the posterior pharyngeal wall with remarkable reduction of the oropharyngeal sp...

Neurofibroma of the parapharyngeal space accounts for less than 2% of all parapharyngeal space neoplasms. A 38-year-old man presented with complaints of snoring and left-sided nasal obstruction. Medical history also revealed numerous huge skin neurofibromas and multiple café au lait spots all over the body. Pharyngeal endoscopic examination disclosed a firm, nonpulsatile submucosal mass, pushin...

This paper reports on apparently the first case of a pharyngeal osteoma that developed from the hyoid bone. An 84-year-old man's, presenting symptom was a slight throat pain. Endoscopic examination revealed a huge mass occluding the pharyngeal space. CT scan of the neck showed a large osseous mass adjacent to the hyoid bone. Transoral resection with tracheostomy was performed. Histopathological...

Deep neck space infections include, infections involving para-pharyngeal, retropharyngeal and submandibular spaces. Intrinsic or deep neck space infections usually represent the overgrowth of the normal flora with most infections being polymicrobial. The infections are of dental origin in a majority of the cases. The purpose of this study was to determine the various presentation, diagnosis and...

BACKGROUND World literature suggests parapharyngeal space lesions account for only 0.5% head and neck tumours and the majority of the minor salivary gland tumours are malignant. The parapharyngeal space is very rare site for this tumour. CASE PRESENTATION Two cases of primary pleomorphic adenomas arising de novo from minor salivary glands in the para pharyngeal space are reported. Review of l...