title: [Solitary neurofibroma of the parapharyngeal space].
abstract: A 21 year old male patient presented with dysphagia. Clinical examination as well as CT and MRT showed a tumor in the right parapharyngeal space. The tumor was resected completely using a transcervical approach. The pathological examination showed a neurofibroma. In this case report, preoperative diagnosis, therapy and follow-up of this rare tumor are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-HNO-Klinik Göttingen. karin.wenke@web.de
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Wenke
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jäckel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome