title: Posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma - an unusual case.
abstract: Schwannomas of the pharynx are very rare lesions. In this article we report the features of a schwannoma arising from the posterior pharyngeal wall in an 59-year-old man with a 6-month history of oropharyngeal dysphagia. Computerized tomography (CT) showed a well-defined tumor mass originating from the posterior pharyngeal wall. The lesion was removed via external approach by using lateral pharyngotomy. To our knowledge, only 6 cases of schwannomas of the posterior pharyngeal wall have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial and Cervical Pathology, Clinical Hospital Centre "Zemun", Zemun, Serbia. majov@eunet.yu
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Milutinovic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milenkovic
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*