Open AccessCavernous haemangioma of the parapharyngeal space
Author(s) -
Uday Kale,
R. W. Ruckley,
C.J. Edge
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02907748
Subject(s) - parapharyngeal space , medicine , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , pathological , hemangioma , radiology , anatomy , surgery , pathology
Parapharyngeal space swellings due to various pathological processes have been reported in the literature. We report a case of cavernous haemangioma of the parapharyngeal space in an adult female patient. To the best of our knowledge this is the first such case reported in the English literature.