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Female ; Humans ; Lipoma/*pathology ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms/*pathology

Spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma is an uncommon benign adipose tissue tumor most frequently arising from the subcutaneous tissue of the back, shoulder, head and neck, and extremities. The deep cervical spaces are the rarely affected locations. Herein we report on the imaging findings of spindle cell/pleomorphic lipoma involving the retropharyngeal space in an elderly woman.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Lipoma/*pathology/ultrasonography ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms/*pathology/ultrasonography

One case of lipoma was reported in retropharyngeal space. Oropharyngeal CT showed: tumor's size was 59.2 mm x 28.4 mm, the boundary was clear, and the surrounding tissue was pressed obviously. Retropharyngeal space lies between posterior wall of the pharynx and prevertebral space, and contains fat and lymphoid tissue. Retropharyngeal space tumor often showed no clinical symptoms early. Tumor could show airway obstruction when growing up. Surgical operation is the only treatment method.
Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Lipoma ; pathology ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology

Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neurofibroma ; pathology ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology

Aged ; Humans ; Male ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; Polyps ; Pyriform Sinus ; pathology

Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Laryngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b ; Neuroma ; pathology ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology

Humans ; Jaw Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Mouth Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Skull Base ; pathology ; surgery

Abdominal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Dendritic Cells, Follicular ; pathology ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Sarcoma ; pathology ; surgery

Child ; Choristoma ; pathology ; surgery ; Ear, Middle ; pathology ; surgery ; Female ; Hamartoma ; pathology ; surgery ; Humans ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Salivary Glands ; pathology ; surgery

OBJECTIVE: To describe the most appropriate treatment to parapharyngeal space tumors with skull base involved. METHOD: From March 2000 to July 2004, a retrospective review of 36 patients with tumors of parapharyngeal space with skull base involved and treated surgically procedure was performed. Analyze the clinical characteristics of different tumors of parapharyngeal space with skull base involved. To the various tumors in this series, several surgical approaches were selected: the transcervical (n=15) and transcervical-transparotid approaches (n=10) were the most commonly performed surgical procedures followed by the transmaxillary swing approach (n=5), the transmandible swing approach (n= 4), and transorbitozygomatic-middle fossa approach (n=2). RESULT: In the 36 cases, 5 cases were malignant carcinoma and the others (n=31) were benign. All benign tumors in 31 cases had complete resection with no recurrence. Of the 5 patients with malignant tumors, 2 had SCC (squamous cell carcinoma) of nasopharynx infra-mucous membrane with metastasis in the parapharyngeal space and skull base lesions, after the pathologic identification by the surgical management of transcervical approach, both had undergone post-operative radiotherapy, 1 had disease free with a 3-year follow-up; the other after a follow-up of 5 years, was still alive with disease. Of the other 3 patients, 1 patient with the skull base lesions of malignant neurofibroma had recurrence after a 3-year follow-up, died without therapy at the end; 1 with malignant schwannomas and skull base lesions was alive with no evidence of disease after a follow-up of 2 years; 1 patient with mucoepidermoid carcinoma in deep lobe of parotid gland had operation done 3 months ago, was still under followed. In the 36 cases, post-operative hoarseness occurred in 3 cases; Horner's syndrome occurred in 4 cases; 2 patients had glossal deviation, and it had recovered 3 months later. CONCLUSION Different tumors of parapharyngeal space with skull base involved have different clinical characteristics. Therefore, we should depend on its characteristics to choose the most appropriate treatment.
Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Pharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery ; Pharynx ; pathology ; Retrospective Studies ; Skull Base ; surgery ; Skull Base Neoplasms ; pathology ; surgery