BACKGROUND Tumors originating from the cervical sympathetic chain are uncommon but important entities in the differential diagnosis of parapharyngeal space masses. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of patients presenting with tumors of the cervical sympathetic chain. RESULTS Twenty-four patients presented between 1994 and 2010. Presenting symptoms were dysphagia (n = 7.29%), neck ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to describe the diagnostic evaluation and surgical approaches to parapharyngeal space tumors in a tertiary referral center. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING The study is a retrospective review of 47 patients diagnosed with tumors of the parapharyngeal space (12 with malignant diseases and 35 with benign lesions) and surgically treated during a 10-year period. ...

The management of parapharyngeal tumor is surgical, but the approach remains a challenge. Attention should be paid to avoidance intra-operative bleeding or cranial nerves damage. We report a case of a 67-year-old male complaining of left-ear fullness. A submucosal mass arising from the lateral wall of oropharynx on the left side was observed. Magnetic resonance imaging detected a mass arising f...

A 37-year-old man is initially seen with a 4-month history of a gradually enlarging, painless rightsided neck mass. He denies any otalgia, dysphagia, odynophagia, hoarseness, fever, night sweats, or weight loss. His medical history is significant only for mild COPD, and he has smoked two packs per day for 20 years. He is married and is a right-handed police officer. Examination of the head and ...

here, we describe young men with synovial sarcoma in the palatine tonsil, who presented with a 3-4 month history of progressive sore throat, tonsillar ulcerative mass and bleeding. clinical and radiological examinations revealed that the tumors arose from the palatine tonsil and extended to the parapharyngeal space. both tumors were too advanced to remove completely; therefore, they underwent s...