title: [Anatomic study of parapharyneal space].
abstract: The parapharyngeal space is considered the key space of the suprahioid neck, being essential to establish the origin and anatomic relations of the lesions of the profound neck. The descriptions of the fascial limits of the parapharyngeal space are variable in the litterature, reflecting some ambiguity in the manuals of anatomy and surgery. We have done a detailed study of this region, working on 5 cadavers, fixed in a solution of phenol and alcohol, and correlating the disection pieces with a radiologic study. The goal has been to improve our anatomic knowledge of the suprahioid neck, to be able to establish an anatomo-clinic-radiologic correlation of the lesions of this region, to be able to establish an differential diagnosis, predict possible ways of dissemination and facilitate the most proper surgical approach.
authors.affiliation: Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tornero Saltó
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Baeza
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rovira Cañellas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juan Prada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maños Pujol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palau Viarnés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dicenta Sousa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010614:Pharynx / Q000033:anatomy & histology*