title: How we do it: a series of 114 primary pharyngeal space neoplasms.
abstract: Primary parapharyngeal space tumours are exceedingly rare. We present a series of 114 parapharyngeal space tumours, the second largest in the literature. The most frequent benign tumours were pleomorphic adenoma (34) and paraganglioma (33); the commonest malignancies were of salivary gland origin (12). The 5- and 10-year survival for benign tumours was 100%. The 5- and 10-year survival for malignancies was 93% and 57% respectively. The importance of long-term follow-up is evidently crucial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shahab
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Heliwell
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010235:Paraganglioma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome