CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
37-year-old patient with high fever and swelling of the right side of the neck.



FINDING:
The post contrast CT image of the larynx demonstrates a large left-sided mass on the ventral side of the larynx and the sheath of nerves and vessels. Mass enhances inhomogeneously and contains some tiny air pockets. The mass displaces the larynx a bit to the right.


DIAGNOSIS:
Vast parapharyngeal abscess


DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS:
Vast malignant tumor




Web resources:

1) Amersham Health
2) Medecoinfo
3) Kinderradiologie Online