A parapharyngeal myxoid liposarcoma

J J Fagan; E N Myers; L Barnes

doi:10.1017/s002221510014352x

A parapharyngeal myxoid liposarcoma

J Laryngol Otol. 1999 Feb;113(2):179-82. doi: 10.1017/s002221510014352x.

Authors

J J Fagan¹, E N Myers, L Barnes

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA.

PMID: 10396576
DOI: 10.1017/s002221510014352x

Abstract

We present a case of a parapharyngeal space myxoid liposarcoma. This case highlights the importance of wide surgical resection margins, and the difficult histological diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Liposarcoma, Myxoid / pathology*
Liposarcoma, Myxoid / surgery
Male
Neck Dissection
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
Pharynx