VG H&N course intro Florence 2016.pptx

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CS Mass
DD: neurogenic tumor / paraganglioma
CS Mass
paraganglioma
© Bert De Foer, MD, Belgium
CS: “elevator space” Spaces defined by DCF
 Parapharyngeal PPS
 Parotid PS
 Pharyngeal mucosal PMS
 Masticator MS
 Carotid CS
 Retropharyngeal / Danger RPS / DS
 Perivertebral PVS
Retropharyngeal space (RPS)
Contents
 Fat
 Lymph nodes
– lateral retropharyngeal
(Rouvière)
CT/MR cannot
differentiate from
“danger space”
Retropharyngeal nodes
C1 – C3 level