Affiliation:
1. ENT and Head and Neck Surgery Department, University Hospital Center Mohammed VI, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed First University, Oujda, Morocco
Abstract
Abstract
Schwannoma arising from the cervical sympathetic chain are rare slow-growing tumors which represent a diagnostic challenge. We report a 80-year-old female patient presented with anterior neck triangle swelling. The radiological assessment was based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, which led to a preoperative diagnosis of vagus nerve schwannoma. However, surgical treatment revealed a cervical sympathetic chain mass rather than a vagus nerve mass. A complete removal was performed, and the anatomopathological examination was in favor of a schwannoma. In post-operative state, the patient presented a well-tolerated Horner’s syndrome.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)