Malignant schwannoma of the parapharyngeal space.
There is a variety of tumors which may occur in the parapharyngeal space; malignant Schwannoma is one of the rarer type. The authors present such a case and discuss the clinical and microscopic diagnosis. Treatment is wide surgical excision, as recurrence rates are high and the prognosis poor.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology