title: Schwannoma of the posterior pharyngeal wall: a case report.
abstract: Schwannoma arising in the posterior pharyngeal wall is rare. We report on a 60-year-old man who complained of discomfort in his pharynx, from whom a tumour was excised via an intraoral approach. No recurrence was seen after an 11-year follow-up. The nerve origin of the tumour is most likely to be the peripharyngeal plexus. This is the third such case reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohgaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hentona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Komatsuzaki
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery