title: [Differential diagnosis of parapharyngeal tumors--the vagus neurinoma].
abstract: Among the tumours of the head and neck, only a small percentage is located in the parapharyngeal space. These are divided into salivary gland, neurogenic and so-called miscellaneous tumours. Two cases of vagus neurinoma are reported, and the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects are discussed. The neoplasms usually grow to a large size before they are treated, because they grow slowly and the signs and symptoms are non-specific. A latero-cervical approach is recommended for extirpation for diagnostic purposes.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kehrl
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartwein
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Zur Differentialdiagnose der parapharyngealen Tumoren--das Vagus-Neurinom.