Rhabdomyoma of the pharyngeal musculature extending into the prestyloid parapharyngeal space.
A 66-year-old woman reported fullness in the right ear for 6 months before admission. A submucosal mass shown by MR imaging and CT to arise in the prestyloid parapharyngeal space was the cause of her symptoms. Histologically, the mass proved to be a rhabdomyoma, a rare benign neoplasm, that arose from the muscular wall of the pharynx.
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Department of Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610, USA.
Stringer
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Mancuso
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D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010609:Pharyngeal Muscles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed