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. 1996 Jun-Jul;17(6):1115-8.

Rhabdomyoma of the pharyngeal musculature extending into the prestyloid parapharyngeal space.

R C Helmberger 1, S P Stringer 1, A A Mancuso 1
PMCID: PMC8338621  PMID: 8791925

Abstract

A 66-year-old woman reported fullness in the right ear for 6 months before admission. A submucosal mass shown by MR imaging and CT to arise in the prestyloid parapharyngeal space was the cause of her symptoms. Histologically, the mass proved to be a rhabdomyoma, a rare benign neoplasm, that arose from the muscular wall of the pharynx.

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