title: Transoral approach to a huge neurofibroma of the parapharyngeal space: a case report.
abstract: Neurofibroma of the parapharyngeal space accounts for less than 2% of all parapharyngeal space neoplasms. A 38-year-old man presented with complaints of snoring and left-sided nasal obstruction. Medical history also revealed numerous huge skin neurofibromas and multiple café au lait spots all over the body. Pharyngeal endoscopic examination disclosed a firm, nonpulsatile submucosal mass, pushing the left pharyngeal region approximately 5 cm medially, and extending to the inferior part of the epiglottis. The tumor was removed by transoral excision without any subsequent complications. Histological and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a neurofibroma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. enveraltas@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Enver
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altaş
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gürsan
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uçüncü
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography