Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-7cvxr Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-26T16:40:31.482Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Metastatic breast carcinoma in the parapharyngeal space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

V. Raut ,
A. R. Sinnathuray ,
G. McClean  and
D. Brooker
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

The parapharyngeal space is a complex anatomical area, which can give rise to a variety of both primary and metastatic neoplasms. We present an unusual case of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast, masquerading as a deep lobe parotid neoplasm, 15 years after the primary presentation. Metastatic breast carcinoma has been previously reported at other sites in the head and neck but this is the first report of metastases in the parapharyngeal space with an oropharyngeal presentation.

Keywords

Breast NeoplasmsNeoplasm MetastasisPharynx
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 9 , September 2001 , pp. 750 - 752
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)