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Review
. 2006 Oct;16(10):2249-58.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-006-0238-x. Epub 2006 Apr 26.

Imaging of nasopharyngeal cysts and bursae

Douraied Ben Salem  1 , Christian Duvillard, Dorothée Assous, Michel Ballester, Denis Krausé, Frédéric Ricolfi
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Review

Imaging of nasopharyngeal cysts and bursae

Douraied Ben Salem et al. Eur Radiol. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Cysts and bursae of the nasopharynx are uncommon and seldom symptomatic when compared with malignant tumors of this region. However, it is noteworthy that in the presence of symptoms, a good knowledge of their radiological appearance is useful to establish the correct diagnosis. Cysts of Rathke's pouch, pharyngeal bursa of Luschka, Tornwaldt's cysts, retentional cysts of the seromucinous glands, oncocytic cysts, intra-adenoid cysts, branchial cysts, prevertebral or retropharyngeal abscess and pseudocysts of the nasopharynx will be discussed in this paper.

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