title: Pediatric tumors of the parapharyngeal space. Three case reports and a literature review.
abstract: Three cases of pediatric primary parapharyngeal space tumors, namely a Burkitt's lymphoma, lipoblastoma and a ganglioneuroma are described here, along with a literature review. These disorders are very rare, accounting for less than 20% of all parapharyngeal neoplasms. In comparison to adults, there are differences in pathomorphologic spectrum of pediatric parapharyngeal tumors. The authors describe the prevalence of malignant tumors, mainly soft tissues sarcomas. The salivary gland tumors and paragangliomas which dominate in adult populations, are extremely rare in pediatric populations where the most common benign tumor to be encountered is that of neurogenic origin. It follows that these features modify the diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
authors.affiliation: ENT Clinic, Faculty Hospital, I.P.Pavlova 6, 775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic. stareki@fnol.cz
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stárek
authors.forename: Vladimír
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mihál
authors.forename: Zbynek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Novák
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pospísilová
authors.forename: Jaroslav
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vomácka
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vokurka
mesh_terms: D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery