title: [A post-styloid mass revealing a parapharyngeal schwannoma].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The schwannoma of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a rare etiology among the tumor masses developed in the parapharyngeal space.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 33 years old woman in whom a large schwannoma of the left glossopharyngeal nerve was discovered incidentally on a brain MRI. Respiratory evolutionary prognosis imposed trans-oral surgical treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for the benign tumors of the parapharyngeal space.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The schwannoma of the glossopharyngeal nerve is a benign rare lesion. The difficulty lies on the surgical strategy and the choice of the approach. The functional suites are marked by difficulty swallowing and require intensive speech therapy.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Morvan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bizeau
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vatin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cathelinaud
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Curto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verdalle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guelfucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery