## Abstract ## Background Surgical approaches to the parapharyngeal spaces are challenging. Little is known about the transoral perspective of the anatomy of the parapharyngeal space. Thus, transoral approaches are seldom performed, and only for smallβsized tumors. ## Methods Six freshly injecte
Branchial cyst of the parapharyngeal space: report of a case and surgical approach considerations
β Scribed by Ottavio Piccin; Ottavio Cavicchi; Umberto Caliceti
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 147 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1865-1550
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