ReviewAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2015
Diagnosis and management of schwannomas originating from the cervical vagus nerve.
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- Nerve-sparing resection of cervical vagal schwannoma with complete functional recovery: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Ancient Schwannoma of the Cervical Sympathetic Chain: A Rare Masquerader of Necrotic Cervical Lymphadenopathy.Cureus · 2026Article
- Diagnostic Pitfall in the Carotid Space: Accessory Nerve Schwannoma Simulating Cystic Metastasis-A Case Report.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Claud Bernard Horner syndrome: The malignancy of cervical shwanoma.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- Cervical Vagal Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Large Anterior Cervical Spine Schwannoma Causing Dysphagia: Case Report.International medical case reports journal · 2025Article
- Schwannoma as Extraspinal Swelling Over the Thoracolumbar Region: A Tumor at a Rare Site.Cureus · 2024Article
- Laryngeal Schwannoma Triggered Life-threatening Acute Airway Obstruction- A Rare Case Report with Review of Literature.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategy for Vagal Schwannoma: Case Series and Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Utility of sodium fluorescein in recurrent cervical vagus schwannoma surgery.Surgical neurology international · 2023Article
- A Rare Case of Cervical Vagal Nerve Schwannoma in a 30-Year-Old Ethiopian Man.International medical case reports journal · 2023Article
- Cervical vagal schwannoma, a rare differential of a neck swelling: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Advanced MRI to differentiate schwannomas and metastases in the cerebellopontine angle/internal auditory canal.Journal of neuroimaging : official journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging · 2022Article
- A Rare Case of Extralaryngeal Schwannoma Arising from the Superior Laryngeal Nerve.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Extracranial Head and Neck Schwannomas: A Case Series and Review of Literature.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2022Article
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- A Predictable Approach of a Rare and Frequently Misdiagnosed Entity: Laryngeal Nerve Schwannoma.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Diagnostic Role of Diffusion-Weighted and Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging in Paragangliomas and Schwannomas in the Head and Neck.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2021Article
- Trends in the Management of Non-Vestibular Skull Base and Intracranial Schwannomas.Cancer management and research · 2021Review
- Successful Surgery Management of Giant Periorbital Malignant Schwannoma in a Low-Income Setting.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionA schwannoma is a benign, slow growing, encapsulated nerve sheath tumour. Presentation of a schwannoma is a diagnostic and management challenge.
methodsInternet searches of PubMed/MEDLINE(®) for all articles listing schwannomas of the vagus nerve in the cervical/neck region (1980-2012) were undertaken to ascertain diagnostic pitfalls. The references of all articles were cross-checked to include all pertinent contributions. Further articles were traced through reference lists.
resultsSchwannomas are solitary, well circumscribed and medial to the carotid sheath. Preoperative diagnoses of schwannomas in the lateral part of the neck can cause confusion with its nerve of origin (ie whether it arises from the vagus nerve or a sympathetic chain). Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging reveal valuable information regarding the location and origin of the tumour as well as aiding surgical planning. The diagnosis can be confirmed intraoperatively. Postoperative recovery of neurological function is dependent on the type of surgery. Histopathological studies searching for classical features and immunohistochemical staining for S100 also confirm the diagnosis.
conclusionsSchwannomas should be considered in the differential diagnoses of unusual masses in the neck. Preoperative imaging elicits valuable information regarding the location and origin of schwannomas and histopathology confirms the diagnosis.
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