Section of the neck at about the level of the sixth cervical vertebra. Showing the arrangement of the deep cervical fascia
Sagittal section of nose, mouth, pharynx and larynx
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Identifiers
Latin
spatium retropharyngeum
TA98
A05.3.01.118
TA2
2884
FMA
84965
Anatomical terminology
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The retropharyngeal space (abbreviated as "RPS"[1][2]) is a potential space[2][3] and deep compartment of the head and neck[1] situated posterior to the pharynx.[4] The RPS is bounded anteriorly by the buccopharyngeal fascia, posteriorly by the alar fascia, and laterally by the carotid sheath. It extends between the base of the skull superiorly, and the mediastinum inferiorly.[1] It contains the retropharyngeal lymph nodes.[2] Its function is to facilitate movements in the superoinferior axis of the larynx, pharynx, and esophagus in relation to the cervical spine.[3]
Sources consider the retropharyngeal space to be in principle subdivided into the so-called "true retropharyngeal space"[1][5] or "retropharyngeal space proper" (part of the RPS situated anterior to the alar fascia),[5][2] and the danger space (part of the RPS situated posterior to the alar fascia).[1][2][5] The danger space is sometimes also lumped together with the true RPS and the whole referred to as the RPS because the alar fascia is an ineffective barrier.[2] Infections from the head and neck can spread down through the danger space into the posterior mediastinum.[2]
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^ abcdefgChong VF, Fan YF (October 2000). "Radiology of the Retropharyngeal Space". Clinical Radiology. 55 (10): 740–748. doi:10.1053/crad.2000.0510. PMID 11052873.
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the back of the throat behind the posterior pharyngeal wall (the retropharyngealspace). Because RPAs typically occur in deep tissue, they are difficult...
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lymph nodes. They are in the retropharyngealspace. They frequently disappear by age 4-5. (This is why retropharyngeal abscess is rare in older children...
parapharyngeal space and carotid space lies the retropharyngealspace, and deep to this a potential space known as the danger space. The danger space serves as...
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neck. The alar fascia represents the posterior boundary of the retropharyngealspace. In 2015, the anatomy of the alar fascia was revisited using dissection...
The carotid sheath is situated at each lateral boundary of the retropharyngealspace, deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.: 579 The pharynx is situated...
tooth Ear: Bezold's abscess and petrositis Other space: infection of parotid retropharyngealspace External trauma: penetrating injuries of neck, injection...
area retromandibular vein Retromolar space retroperitoneal retropharyngealspace retroversion retrovisceral space Rexed's laminae rhinencephalon rhombencephalon...
easily distended space, the retropharyngealspace, is found between them. Immediately anteroposteriorly the clavicle an areolar space exists between the...
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prevertebral space at different levels. "eMedicine - Retropharyngeal Abscess : Article by Todd J Berger, MD". Retrieved 2008-02-18. "Deep Neck Space Infections:...
sublingual space is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It is a potential space located below...
to the prevertebral fascia by loose connective tissue, with the retropharyngealspace found between them.[citation needed] It may also be attached to...
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infratemporal space (also termed the infra-temporal space or the infra-temporal portion of the deep temporal space) is a fascial space of the head and...
submasseterric space (also termed the masseteric space) is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It is...
canine space (also termed the infra-orbital space), is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces). It...
superior vena cava syndrome); retropharyngealspace, i.e. space behind the pharynx and upper esophagus (a retropharyngeal GF tumor has caused airway obstruction);...
thyroid gland, including the neuro-vascular structures, retropharyngealspace, and pre-vertebral space. The reporting radiologist should evaluate the vocal...
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entering the lymph node from afferent lymphatic vessels, lymph flows into a space underneath the capsule called the subcapsular sinus, then into cortical...
until his death in 1896). The eponymous "Henke's space" is synonymous with the retropharyngealspace. Henke was a notable figure in the movement believing...
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