title: Nasopharyngeal cysts. Report of seven cases with review of the literature.
abstract: A series of seven patients with nasopharyngeal cysts is presented. A review of the pertinent literature and a description of the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of these lesions are also included. The role of computed tomography in differentiating nasopharyngeal cysts from other pathologic entities, as well as the importance of surgery as an elective method of treatment, is specifically emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicolai
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Luzzago
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maroldi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Falchetti
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Antonelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma; D003560:Cysts; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases