Schwannomas are benign,encapsulated, solitary and slow growing masses which surround peripheral, cranial and autonomic nerves. Twenty-five to fourty-five percent of these tumors are seen at the head and neck. Cystic vagal schwannomas are very rare. The incidence of cystic vagal schwannomas is not known. Fifty-three year-old woman presented to our clinic with a painless right neck mass which had grown during 5 months. 4x4 cm mass at level II was excised completely and diagnosed schwannoma. Unilateral vocal cord paralysis was occured during follow-up of the patient. We presented this case since head and neck cystic vagal schwannomas are rare and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neck masses.
Alan : Sağlık Bilimleri
Dergi Türü : Uluslararası
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