Brachial plexus schwannoma - A case report
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumours arising from Schwann cells. Most of them arise in head and neck region and usually involve cranial nerves and sympathetic chain. Only 5% of the Schwannoma arise from brachial plexus. Here we report a case of cervical swelling, clinically diagnosed as cervical lymphadenopathy, further diagnosed by FNAC as Schwannoma for which she underwent enucleation of the swelling and confirmed as Schwannoma histopathologically.
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Prabhu Shankar S, Sudarshan P B, Chakravarthi N, Chitra S
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