Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

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Endoscopic assisted transoral approach with palatal splitting for a giant retropharyngeal schwannoma: a challenging case

  • Received : 2021.03.14
  • Accepted : 2021.05.21
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

Retropharyngeal schwannoma is rare. To the best of our knowledge, only 18 cases have been published in the English literature. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice for schwannomas. Transoral approaches have been applied for smaller lesions, and external cervical approaches are preferred for larger and more complex lesions. In this report, we present a case of large retropharyngeal schwannoma that was excised using an endoscopic-assisted transoral approach with palatal splitting. Postoperative functional and oncologic outcomes were satisfactory with no reported intraoperative/postoperative complications.

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