title: Imaging of nasopharyngeal cysts and bursae.
abstract: Cysts and bursae of the nasopharynx are uncommon and seldom symptomatic when compared with malignant tumors of this region. However, it is noteworthy that in the presence of symptoms, a good knowledge of their radiological appearance is useful to establish the correct diagnosis. Cysts of Rathke's pouch, pharyngeal bursa of Luschka, Tornwaldt's cysts, retentional cysts of the seromucinous glands, oncocytic cysts, intra-adenoid cysts, branchial cysts, prevertebral or retropharyngeal abscess and pseudocysts of the nasopharynx will be discussed in this paper.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie et de Radiologie des Urgences, CHU DIJON, 3 rue du Fg raines, BP 1519 21033, Dijon, Cedex, France. douraied.bensalem@chu-dijon.fr
authors.forename: Douraied
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ben Salem
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duvillard
authors.forename: Dorothée
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Assous
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballester
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krausé
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricolfi
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*