Solitary fibrous tumors are rare tumors originating from the mesenchymal tissue. In most cases they arise from the subpleural tissue but have also been described in other locations in the body. Most such tumors in the head and neck region occur in the orbit. Although malignant tumors can occur, benign tumors are far more common. The therapy is surgical excision. For a conclusive diagnosis, a ty...

Researchers from University of Louisville School of Medicine and University of Tennessee Health Science Center conducted a retrospective study to describe the epidemiology and hospital experience of US children diagnosed with parapharyngeal abscess (PPA) and retropharyngeal abscess (RPA). For the study, the researchers identified cases of RPA and PPA using ICD-9 codes in the Kids’ Inpatient Dat...

Bilateral parapharyngeal abscess is a very rare condition. Placing pressure on the airway both sides increases risk of respiratory arrest. Intubation cannot be performed due to trismus caused by infection in mastication muscles, and need create an emergency can only provided invasive means. The adjacency region major vessels their branches lead massive hemorrhages since erodes vascular wall. In...

The purpose of this paper is to develop an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of cervical phlegmons in order to increase the diagnostic accuracy, to reduce the intra and postoperative risks and complication rates and to increase the number of cases with restitutio ad integrum. This is a retrospective clinical study on 21 patients diagnosed with cervical phlegmon. The study group consists...