| Pharyngeal recess | |
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Lateral wall of nasal cavity. (Pharyngeal recess labeled at bottom right.)
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Front of nasal part of pharynx, as seen with the laryngoscope. (Pharyngeal recess labeled at center right.)
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| Identifiers | |
| Latin | recessus pharyngeus |
| TA98 | A05.3.01.017 |
| TA2 | 2873 |
| FMA | 54999 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Behind the ostium of the eustacian tube is a deep recess, the pharyngeal recess (fossa of Rosenmüller).
At the base of this recess is the retropharyngeal lymph node (the Node of Rouvier.) This is clinically significant in that it may be involved in certain head and neck cancers, notably Nasopharyngeal cancer.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1141 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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| External nose |
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| Nasal cavity |
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| Paranasal sinuses |
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| Naso-pharynx |
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