Tumor de cavum: Quiste de thornwaldt

espanolEl quiste de Thornwaldt es un tumor benigno de cavum, poco frecuente, generalmente asintomatico, pero puede llegar a causar sintomatologia significativa segun su tamano. Se genera a partir de un resto embrionario de la notocorda. Suele ser un hallazgo incidental en los estudios endoscopicos e imagenologicos y su tratamiento depende de su sintomatologia. Presentamos el caso de una paciente de 27 anos de edad quien acudio a nuestro servicio con sintomatologia caracterizada por obstruccion nasal, rinolalia y disfagia de dos anos de evolucion, secundarios a una tumoracion de cavum hallada en la faringoscopia, la cual requirio tratamiento quirurgico para su resolucion. EnglishThornwaldt’s cyst is a rare benign cavum tumor usually asymptomatic, but it can cause significant symptoms depending on its size. Its generated from an embryological rest of the notochord. It is usually an incidental finding in endoscopic and imaging studies and its treatment depends on the symptoms. We present the case of a 27-year-old female patient who came to our service with symp-toms characterized by nasal obstruction, rhinolalia and dysphagia of two years of evolution secondary to a cavum tumor found in pharyngoscopy, which required surgical treatment for resolution.