...Tetsuya Tahara; Yuji Imate A choristoma is a tumor-like mass consisting of tissues that are foreign to the site at which they are located. A hamartoma, on the other hand, is a tumor-like mass consisting of tissues that are native to the site of origin. We report a choristoma in the nasopharynx...

..., in the nasopharynx and tonsils of 37 children with otitis media with effusion (OME). In the patients with OME, the detection rates of α-streptococci with inhibitory activity against Haemophilus influenzae , Streptococcus pneumoniae , Staphylococcus aureus and group A streptococci in the nasopharynx were...

...Koji Imoto; Yoshifumi Yamazaki; Ei Kawahara; Mitsuru Furukawa A rare case of malignant melanocytic schwannoma in the nasopharynx is presented. Light microscopy showed proliferation of spindle-shaped tumor cells with mitoses. The essential histological hallmark was melanin deposition. Electron...

...Jukka Ylikoski; Seppo Savolainen; Hannele Jousimies-Somer The bacterial flora of the nose and nasopharynx was studied in 86 healthy young men. Common pathogens (Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae) were isolated from only 6 % of all 172 nasal cavities. The same pathogens were...

...G.M. Guindi Gairn’s method for nerve endings was used to study the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx. A simple type of end bulb was found in the fossa of Rosenmüller. The end bulbs were especially abundant near the tubal orifice. They are probably part of a pressure sensor mechanism having...

...S.S.H. Kwik; E. Thomas; G. de Wit A case of juvenile angiofibroma occurring in a male patient of 49 years is described. Histopathology and oncogenesis are discussed. 3 12 1973 7 11 1974 6 1 2010 Nasopharynx Augiofibroma Hepatorenal syndrome Testosterone treatment ©...

...J. Lindström; O. Hallén A wholly unselected material of 56 patients with malignant tumors in the nasopharynx is presented. The individual course of each patient is tabulated. On the basis of the given therapy, mainly radiotherapy, the poor long-term prognosis of these patients is discussed. Stress...

...Jörgen Lindström; Anders Tjellström; Hasse Ejnell Juvenile angiofibroma of the nasopharynx is a rare benign tumour which occurs in young males. The purpose of this report is to review juvenile angiofibroma and describe 7 cases treated by surgery during the years 1971–1977. Radical surgical therapy...

... of the mode of breathing can be supplemented with radiocephalometric data on the anteroposterior size of the nasopharyngeal airway. 6 1 2010 Nasopharynx Cephalometry Mouthbreathing Orthodontic therapy © 1973 S. Karger AG, Basel 1973 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All...

...J. Kanagalingam; M. Medcalf; E. Courtauld; P.M. Clarke Rhabdomyosarcoma of the adult head and neck is rare, particularly beyond 40 years of age. In this region, the nasopharynx is an unusual site. Most nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcomas are of an alveolar variety. We report a case of embryonal...

...Yuji Imate; Hiroshi Yamashita; Shiro Endo; Kenji Okami; Tomomi Kamada; Masahiro Takahashi; Hiroo Kawano We present a patient with a rare epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the nasopharynx with a typical biphasic histopathologic pattern. Immunohistochemical findings support the concept...