Giant Parapharyngeal Space Pleomorphic Adenoma Causing Acute Airway Obstruction
Primary parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors are rare, representing only 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. About 80% of tumors of this space are benign, and 20% are malignant. They often pose therapeutic and diagnostic problems due to variable non-specific symptoms and the complex anatomy of this sp...
Main Authors: | Sampan S. Bist, Mahima Luthra, Vinish Agrawal, Nadia Shirazi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2017-05-01
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Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://omjournal.org/articleDetails.aspx?coType=1&aId=1977 |
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