The peripharyngeal space is a space in the neck.
It can be split into the
retropharyngeal space and the
parapharyngeal space
The parapharyngeal space (also termed the lateral pharyngeal space), is a potential space in the head and the neck. It has clinical importance in otolaryngology due to parapharyngeal space tumours and parapharyngeal abscess developing in this area ...
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Human head and neck
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