title: [Clinical pathology and anatomy features of parapharyngeal region neoplasms: a report of 69 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the relationship between clinical pathology and anatomy features of primary neoplasms in the parapharyngeal regions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 69 cases of primary neoplasms in the parapharyngeal regions were included. Fifty-eight cases were benign, and 11 cases were malignancy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Disorders of swallowing, breath or speaking were the common symptoms of neoplasms located in parapharyngeal regions. The majority of neoplasms located in parapharyngeal regions were benign. CT and MRI provides useful information about tumor size, shape and extent. The relationship of the tumor and vessel could be shown with selective angiography.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary parapharyngeal regions neoplasms are rare in head and neck tumors. Surgery is the main treatment for parapharyngeal regions tumors. The operation type was decided by the location and the pathological type of the neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, China.
authors.forename: Fangzhou
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Mingmin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Qinhe
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult