title: Retropharyngeal leiomyoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Jopiwala National Medical College, B.Y.L. Nair Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Dharnidharka
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Bahl
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Kandoth
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: U S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Vengsarkar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*