Mammoth Parapharyngeal Space Tumor - A Case Report

Parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors are uncommon and represent 0.5% of all head and neck tumors. About 50% of PPS tumors have a salivary cause, 20% have a neurogenic, and the last 30% display as benign and malignant lymphoreticular lesions, metastatic lesions and carotid body tumors. We present a 23 year man, with large PPS tumor, which emphasis on the preoperative workup with imaging and cytology/biopsy as paramount for the diagnosis and planning of the surgery of PPS tumor. Keywords: Parapharyngeal space (PPS) tumors, neural tumor, schwannomas, S-100