title: Tumors of the parapharyngeal space: preoperative evaluation, diagnosis and surgical approaches.
abstract: This report demonstrates that preoperatively the radiologist can provide the surgeon with the size, extent, origin and probable histology of a parapharyngeal space tumor. Using this information, the surgeon can then determine the best surgical approach for complete and safe tumor excision.
mesh_terms: D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002345:Carotid Body Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010614:Pharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed