The nasopharynx

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO
  • The nasopharynx:
    • Is the upper one-third of the pharynx:
      • Is separated from the oropharynx below:
        • By the soft palate
    • Anatomically:
      • It is the space situated behind the nasal cavities:
        • Its mucosal lining starts:
          • Immediately behind the posterior choana
      • It is actually located in the center of the head:
        • And is more than 10 cm from the skin surface of the head in all directions
      • The undersurface of the body of the sphenoid bone:
        • Forms the roof of the nasopharynx:
          • Which slants downwards:
            • To form the posterior wall:
              • In front of the arch of the atlas and upper part of the body of the axis vertebrum
      • The floor of the nasopharynx:
        • Is formed by the upper surface of the soft palate which separates the nasopharynx from the oropharynx below
      • The lateral wall of the nasopharynx:
        • Is formed by the:
          • Opening of the Eustachian tubes superiorly and
          • The upper part of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle inferiorly
        • The orifice of the Eustachian (auditory tympanic) tube:
          • Is delineated by an incomplete cartilaginous ring:
            • The deficient portion is in the inferolateral aspect
            • The medial portion of the cartilaginous ring:
              • Elevates the overlying mucosa:
                • To form the medial crusa (torus tubarius)
              • The slit-like space formed by this medial crusa and the posterior wall of the nasopharynx:
                • Is the fossa of Rosenmüller

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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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