Retropharyngeal leiomyoma: case report and review of the literature.
An 8-year-old girl was initially seen with dyspnea, drooling of secretions, and loss of weight. A large mass was seen protruding through the posterior pharyngeal wall, which was found to be a leiomyoma after excision. No previous case report exists of a retropharyngeal leiomyoma.
Dharnidharka
V R
VR
Department of Pediatrics, Jopiwala National Medical College, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Bombay, India.
Bahl
N K
NK
Kandoth
P W
PW
Kamath
J R
JR
Vengsarkar
U S
US
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*