Parapharyngeal space
The parapharyngeal space (also termed the lateral pharyngeal space), is a potential space in the head and the neck. It has clinical importance in otolaryngology due to parapharyngeal space tumours and parapharyngeal abscess developing in this area. It is also a key anatomic landmark for localizing disease processes in the surrounding spaces of the neck; the direction of its displacement indirectly reflects the site of origin for masses or infection in adjacent areas, and consequently their appropriate differential diagnosis.
Parapharyngeal space | |
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Lateral head anatomy detail | |
Muscles of the pharynx and cheek. | |
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Identifiers | |
Latin | Spatium lateropharyngeum, spatium pharyngeum laterale, spatium parapharyngeum |
MeSH | D000080886 |
TA98 | A05.3.01.117 |
TA2 | 2883 |
FMA | 84967 |
Anatomical terminology |
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