Hernández Sandemetrio R, Armengot Carceller M, Alba García J R, Taleb C, Jiménez Roig J P, Frías Moya-Angeler S, Basterra Alegría J
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General Universitario, Facultad de Medicina, Valencia.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2006 Jan;57(1):56-8. doi: 10.1016/s0001-6519(06)78664-2.
Parapharyngeal space tumors are rare. Salivary neoplasms being the most frequent ones. The important volume they can reach, their silent character, and the complex anatomic relationships of this area makes their surgical resection difficult. This report describes a case of a pleomorphic adenoma in the deep lobe of the parotid gland presented like a parapharyngeal mass, and its diagnosis and treatment.
