Oropharynx
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The oropharynx forms part the pharynx, being the continuation of oral cavity and nasopharynx superiorly, and the larynx and hypopharynx inferiorly.
Gross anatomy
The oropharynx is the posterior continuation of the oral cavity and in the inferior continuation of the nasopharynx.
Boundaries
- anteriorly: circumvallate papillae, anterior tonsillar pillars, soft palate
- posteriorly: posterior pharyngeal wall
- superiorly: elevated soft palate
- inferiorly: valleculae
- laterally: anterior and posterior tonsillar pillars, palatine tonsils
Subsites
- base of tongue (i.e. posterior two-thirds)
- tonsils
Related pathology
-<p>The <strong>oropharynx</strong> forms part the <a href="/articles/missing">pharynx</a>, being the continuation of <a title="Oral cavity" href="/articles/oral-cavity-subsites">oral cavity</a> and <a title="nasopharynx" href="/articles/nasopharynx">nasopharynx</a> superiorly, and the <a title="Larynx" href="/articles/larynx">larynx</a> and <a title="Hypopharynx" href="/articles/hypopharynx">hypopharynx</a> inferiorly. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The oropharynx is the posterior continuation of the oral cavity and in the inferior continuation of the nasopharynx. </p><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>-<li>anteriorly: circumvallate papillae, anterior tonsillar pillars, <a title="soft palate" href="/articles/soft-palate">soft palate</a>- +<p>The <strong>oropharynx</strong> forms part the <a href="/articles/peroneus-brevis-1">pharynx</a>, being the continuation of <a href="/articles/oral-cavity-subsites">oral cavity</a> and <a href="/articles/nasopharynx">nasopharynx</a> superiorly, and the <a href="/articles/larynx">larynx</a> and <a href="/articles/hypopharynx">hypopharynx</a> inferiorly. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>The oropharynx is the posterior continuation of the oral cavity and in the inferior continuation of the nasopharynx. </p><h5>Boundaries</h5><ul>
- +<li>anteriorly: circumvallate papillae, anterior tonsillar pillars, <a href="/articles/soft-palate">soft palate</a>
-</ul><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a title="oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma" href="/articles/oropharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma">oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma</a></li></ul>- +</ul><h4>Related pathology</h4><ul><li><a href="/articles/oropharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma">oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma</a></li></ul>
References changed:
- 1. Trotta B, Pease C, Rasamny J, Raghavan P, Mukherjee S. Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Cancer: Key Imaging Findings for Staging and Treatment Planning. Radiographics. 2011;31(2):339-54. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1148/rg.312105107">doi:10.1148/rg.312105107</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21415183">Pubmed</a>
- 2. Law C, Chandra R, Hoang J, Phal P. Imaging the Oral Cavity: Key Concepts for the Radiologist. Br J Radiol. 2011;84(1006):944-57. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/70520972">doi:10.1259/bjr/70520972</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21933981">Pubmed</a>
- 3. Andy Adam, Adrian K. Dixon, Cornelia Schaefer-Prokop et al. Grainger & Allison's Diagnostic Radiology, 2 Volume Set. (2020) ISBN: 9780702075247 - <a href="http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9780702075247">Google Books</a>
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- Head & Neck
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