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
Lateral head anatomy detail
Muscles of the pharynx and cheek.
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Identifiers
LatinSpatium lateropharyngeum,
spatium pharyngeum laterale,
spatium parapharyngeum
MeSHD000080886
TA98A05.3.01.117
TA22883
FMA84967
Anatomical terminology
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