Posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma

A rare case of a schwannoma localized on the posterior pharyngeal wall is presented. It concerns a young man with an inflammatory ulcerated mass in the posterior wall of the pharynx causing severe difficulty in swallowing. Although schwannomas of the lateral pharyngeal wall are common, only one case...

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Published in:Journal of laryngology and otology 1987-07, Vol.101 (7), p.749-752
Main Authors: Triaridis, C., Tsalighopoulos, M. G., Kouloulas, A., Vartholomeos, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Records
Deglutition Disorders - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - pathology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - complications
Pharyngeal Neoplasms - pathology
Pharynx - pathology
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:A rare case of a schwannoma localized on the posterior pharyngeal wall is presented. It concerns a young man with an inflammatory ulcerated mass in the posterior wall of the pharynx causing severe difficulty in swallowing. Although schwannomas of the lateral pharyngeal wall are common, only one case located on the posterior wall has been described. The origin of these tumours at this particular site is thought to be the sympathetic nervous plexus of the posterior pharyngeal wall. In presenting our case, we comment on the origin of posterior pharyngeal wall schwannomas.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1017/S002221510010266X