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Malignant triton tumour of the parapharyngeal space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Cagatay Oysu ,
Ismet Aslan ,
Bilge Bilgic  and
Engin Yazicioglu
Cagatay Oysu
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Taksim State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Ismet Aslan
Affiliation:
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Bilge Bilgic
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomical Pathology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Engin Yazicioglu
Affiliation:
Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Abstract

We report the clinical course in a 25-year-old male patient of neurofibromatosis with malignant triton tumour (MTT). Triton tumour is a peripheral nerve sheath tumour with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation. This is relatively rare tumour of head and neck region and only 26 cases have been reported to date. The present case is the first reported MTT of parapharyngeal space, one of the most aggressive course among all head and neck MTTs, resulting in the death of the patient within three months following surgical resection. The aggressive nature of this tumour necessitates adjuvant therapeutic measures in addition to radical surgery in order to obtain better survival rates.

Keywords

Peripheral NervesTumourParapharyngeal Space
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 7 , July 2001 , pp. 573 - 575
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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