Parapharyngeal schwannoma—a challenging case report

Monteiro, Carlos; Saleiro, Rute; Ventura, Eduardo; Dionísio, Sílvia; Ferreira, Ângela

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Parapharyngeal space primary neoplasias are infrequent findings in clinics, and schwannoma derived from a peripheral nerve is even rarer in this anatomic area [1]. The presented case is a patient who was referred to our department with a 3 months progressive soft palate enlargement without related symptoms. The challenge, in these cases, due to the anatomic complex area, is to catch a suitable approach to remove the tumor, according to dimension and surrounding structures. Prognosis and follow-up will depend on histopathologic evaluation.

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parapharyngeal space schwannoma transcervical approach tumor

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2670

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Ferreira Â, Dionísio S, Ventura E, Saleiro R, Monteiro C. Parapharyngeal schwannoma-a challenging case report. J Surg Case Rep. 2020;2020(3):rjaa048. doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa048