Schwannoma of the cervical vagus nerve in a child: a case report.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of ENT, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 Maharashtra India.

Published: July 2013

Schwannoma are relatively rare tumor and even rarer in children. Nerve sheath tumors arising from the cervical nerve are extremely rare. We report a 13-year old boy presented with a history of an asymptomatic right cervical swelling since one year. An ultrasound and FNAC revealed schwannoma. He was meticulously evaluated with MRI. Surgical excision of the lesion was carried out and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Patient recovered completely without any morbidity. We are presenting this case since it is a rare case and patient recovered without morbidity. It is possible to do the complete surgical excision of schwannoma with complete cure and without complication.

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