parapharyngeal
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- adjective
- /ˌpærəˈfærɪnˌdʒiəl/
- Specialized
- The doctor explained that the tumor was located in the parapharyngeal space, next to the throat.
- parapharyngeal space
- parapharyngeal tumor
- parapharyngeal mass
Examples
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To our knowledge, this is the third reported case of a solitary parapharyngeal fibrous tumor in the English literature.
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Although hemangiomas have occasionally been reported in the parapharyngeal space, there have been no reported cases of lymphangiomas of the parapharyngeal space in the literature.
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Figure 1. MRI shows the mass in the left parapharyngeal space.
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Metastatic thyroid cancer should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a parapharyngeal space mass.
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Squamous cell carcinoma can also present as a parapharyngeal space mass, either by direct extension or by metastases.
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Approximately 80% of parapharyngeal space tumors are benign, and 20% are malignant.
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Tumors of the parapharyngeal space are rare, comprising only 0.5% of all head and neck neoplasms.
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To the best of our knowledge, only four other cases of malignant schwannoma of the parapharyngeal space have been reported in the literature during the past 30-plus years.
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Although a rare clinical representation, metastatic thyroid carcinoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of a parapharyngeal space mass.
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In this article, we describe a new case of malignant schwannoma of the parapharyngeal space in a patient who had clinical evidence of neurofibromatosis type 1.
Academic text (2003)
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Morphology
parapharyngeal = pharyngeal (transparent) = para + pharyng + eal
Adding the prefix para- meaning 'beside or near' to pharyngeal yields a straightforward anatomical meaning.
Etymology
Parapharyngeal comes from the prefix para- meaning 'beside' and pharynx meaning 'throat', so it literally says 'beside the throat'. That's why parapharyngeal describes something located near or beside the pharynx in the throat.