PARAPHARYNGEAL TUMOURS OUR EXPERIENCE

This study is conducted to evaluate the clinicopathological features and the management of parapharyngeal space tumours. This study is conducted as a retrospective analysis of patients from 2008 to 2010 at Madras Medical College , Rajiv Gandhi General Hospital, Chennai. All the patients were diagnosed on the basis of clinical examination, FNAC, radiological imaging. Total number of patients was 13 out of which 6 were women and 7 males. Age group varied from 25 to 55 years average 35 years. All thirteen patients underwent surgical excision of tumour by transcervical approach. There was no major post operative complication. All patients are followed over a period of three years.