Schwannoma of cervical vagus nerve – a case report
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 10
Abstract
Schwannoma arising from the cervical vagus is an uncommon benign nerve tumour. This tumour most often presents as a slow growing asymptomatic solitary neck mass which rarely undergoes malignant transformation. Definitive pre-operative diagnosis may be difficult and investigations such as FNAC have low specificity. We report this schwannoma which has displaced the carotid artery and internal jugular vein antero-laterally. Diagnosis is based on clinical suspicion and confirmation is obtained by means of surgical pathology. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice for this tumour, with recurrence being rare.
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Jawahar Krishnaswamy, Deivanayagam Shanmugam, Vijay Kalimuthu, Sanjai Venkatesh Somasukumar
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