DEEP COMPARTMENTS OF THE HEAD AND NECK Flashcards
CONTENTS
MUCOSAL COMPARTMENT
Squamous mucosa Lymphoid tissue(adenoids, lingual tonsils) Minor salivary glands
PATHOLOGY
MUCOSAL COMPARTMENT
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Lymphoma Minor salivary gland tumors Juvenile angiofibroma Rhabdomyosarcoma
CONTENTS
PARAPHARYNGEAL COMPARTMENT
Fat
Trigeminal nerve (V3)
Internal maxillary artery
Ascending pharyngeal artery
PATHOLOGY
PARAPHARYNGEAL COMPARTMENT
Minor salivary gland tumor
Lipoma
Cellulitis/abscess
Schwannoma
CONTENTS
PAROTID COMPARTMENT
Parotid gland Intraparotid lymph nodes Facial nerve (VII) External carotid artery Retromandibular vein
PATHOLOGY
PAROTID COMPARTMENT
Salivary gland tumor
Metastatic adenopathy
Lymphoma
Parotid cysts
CONTENTS
CAROTID COMPARTMENT
CN IX-XII Sympathetic nerves Jugular chain nodes Carotid artery Jugular vein
PATHOLOGY
CAROTID COMPARTMENT
Schwannoma Neurofibroma Paraganglionoma Metastatic adenopathy Lymphoma Cellulitis/abscess Meningioma
CONTENTS
MASTICATOR SPACE
Muscles of mastication
Ramus and body of mandible
Inferior alveolar nerve
PATHOLOGY
MASTICATOR COMPARTMENT
Odontogenic abscess Osteomyelitis Direct spread of squamous cell carcinoma Lymphoma Minor salivary tumor Sarcoma of muscle or bone
CONTENTS
RETROPHARYNGEAL COMPARTMENT
Lymph nodes (lateral and medial retropharyngeal) Fat
PATHOLOGY
RETROPHARYNGEAL COMPARTMENT
Metastatic adenopathy
Lymphoma
CONTENTS
PREVERTEBRAL COMPARTMENT
Cervical vertebrae
Prevertebral muscles
Paraspinal muscles
Phrenic nerve
PATHOLOGY
PREVERTEBRAL COMPARTMENT
Abscess/cellulitis Osseous metastases Chordoma Osteomyelitis Cellulitis Abscess
