Abstract:Schwannomas are benign, solitary and well-differentiated tumors originating from schwann cells. They may originate from any of the peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves of the body with the exception of the olfactory and the optic nerves. This tumor most often presents as a slow growing asymptomatic solitary neck mass which rarely undergoes malignant transformation. Schwannomas arising from the cervicalsympathetic chain are very rare. Only < 65 cases have been reported in the literature to date. Computed … Show more
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