Posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma - an unusual case.
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.
Jovanovic
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology with Maxillofacial and Cervical Pathology, Clinical Hospital Centre "Zemun", Zemun, Serbia. majov@eunet.yu
Milutinovic
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Milenkovic
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*