Schwannoma of the Sympathetic Cervical Chain Presenting as a Lateral Cervical Mass

Benzoni, Enrico; Cojutti, Alessandro; Intini, S; Uzzau, Alessandro; Bresadola, F

doi:10.1177/030089160308900222

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“…For the final diagnosis we performed a DSA and the lesion was found to be hypovascular with only minor supply from the external carotid artery. Doppler ultrasonography has been reported to result in misdiagnosis of a CBT in 13% of cases, even if schwannomas are relatively avascular, and this was the case in our patient 3 . Angiography is useful to essentially rule out a CBT, but neither MRI nor angiography can reveal the exact origin of the tumor 2 . However, until the lesion was exposed during surgery, we were not sure whether it was a schwannoma or not.…”

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Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannoma Mimicking a Carotid Body Tumor: A Case Report

Uzun

Uğur

Özdemir

2005

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Carotid body tumor (CBT), the most common tumor of the carotid bifurcation, presents as a pulsatile mass. Cervical sympathetic chain (CSC) schwannomas are slow growing lesions originating from myelin-producing Schwann ceils. They may appear pulsatile due to the displacement of vascular structures by the non-vascular mass and thus may mimic a CBT. A case of CSC schwannoma masquerading as CBT in a 25-year-old woman is presented and discussed here.

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Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannoma Mimicking a Carotid Body Tumor: A Case Report

Uzun

Uğur

Özdemir

2005

Tumori

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“…Lyre sign is considered a crucial mark in the diagnosis of carotid body tumors [16] and it was present also in our patient (Fig. However, in 13% of cases this technique leads to an incorrect diagnosis of carotid body tumor [18]. Chemodectomas are usually easily diagnosed by conventional angiography [17].…”

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Castleman's Disease Mimicking Carotid Body Tumor

Hanzel¹,

Calkovský²,

Šinák³

et al. 2012

Acta Medica Martiniana

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A b s t r a c tThe authors present a case of 41-year-old patient with unicentric type of Castleman's disease in the neck imitating carotid glomus tumor. This rare condition can affect any lymph-node in the body and neck localization occurs only in 14% of cases. The case when Castleman's disease simulating chemodectoma have not been described yet in the literature. The authors give details on the course of the disease, its diagnosis and treatment and the discussion focuses on the reasons why the auxiliary imaging methods have led to the clinical diagnosis of carotid glomus tumor, and why the treatment was chosen.

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“…The reported incidence of correct diagnoses is 25%-33% of schwannoma and 70% of paraganglioma cases. [9] Pulsation or thrill is indicative of vascular lesions; however, sometimes, displacement of vascular structures by a nonvascular mass may also produce pulsation. [10] HS is rare in the preoperative period, but it is the most common complication postoperatively and is usually permanent.…”

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Horner's syndrome due to cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma: A rare presentation and review of literature

Patil

Rege

2019

Asian J Neurosurg

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Cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma (CSCS) is an extremely rare benign tumor, and it is a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of 45-year-old female who presented with a solitary right cervical swelling with clinical features of Horner's syndrome (HS). She was evaluated with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and angiography. Surgical excision of the lesion was performed, and the histological examination revealed the diagnosis of schwannoma. Herein, we review the presentation, imaging characteristics, and operative considerations of a patient with a large CSCS, presenting with HS.

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Schwannoma of the Sympathetic Cervical Chain Presenting as a Lateral Cervical Mass

Abstract: We discuss about the diagnosis and treatment of Schwannoma arising from the sympathetic cervical chain on the basis of a case report on a patient whose previously diagnosis was paraganglioma.

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Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannoma Mimicking a Carotid Body Tumor: A Case Report

Cervical Sympathetic Chain Schwannoma Mimicking a Carotid Body Tumor: A Case Report

Castleman's Disease Mimicking Carotid Body Tumor

Horner's syndrome due to cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma: A rare presentation and review of literature

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