Clinical symptoms of parapharyngeal space tumors?

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Parapharyngeal space tumor refers to the tumor that occurs in the parapharyngeal space. The parapharyngeal space is a potential space from the skull base to the hyoid bone with deep location and complex anatomical relationship, which can produce a variety of benign and malignant tumors. Clinical symptoms of parapharyngeal space tumors? Let's talk about it

Clinical symptoms of parapharyngeal space tumors?

(1) obstruction of the pharyngeal opening of the nasopharynx bone tube may cause tinnitus, hearing loss and effusion in the middle ear, and excessive mass may cause nasal obstruction and snoring; Oropharyngeal growth can cause dyspnea and dysphagia; Change of voice and dyspnea caused by compression of laryngopharynx.

(2) the growth of the tumor into the pterygopalatine region or between the ramus and the transverse process of cervical vertebra will cause the limitation of mouth opening, even the neck movement disorder. Most scholars believe that the appearance of neurological involvement usually indicates that the tumor is malignant. Some patients also have headache due to internal carotid artery compression

(3) neuropathic pain, such as neck pain, pharyngeal pain, or one side ear pain, will occur in patients with nerve involvement and primary tumors; The cervical sympathetic nerve was involved and Horner syndrome was found; There was ipsilateral vocal cord paralysis hoarseness with vagus nerve involvement; The hypoglossal nerve was involved and ipsilateral lingual paralysis occurred; The relatively rare involvement of glossopharyngeal accessory nerve resulted in corresponding nerve paralysis.

matters needing attention

Patients need to pay attention is not to let the throat by greater stimulation, do not come into contact with tobacco and alcohol, such as stimulating substances. Also need to pay attention to is to timely treatment.