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An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report

Vagal nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. The majority of cases present with a slow growing neck swelling without neurological deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard investigation to establish a pre-operative diagnosis. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with an extensive right...

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Main Authors: Chai, Chiun Kian, Tang, Ing Ping, Prepageran, Narayanan, Jayalakshmi, Pailoor
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
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R Medicine
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/1/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
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http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.246802021-03-09T03:03:16Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/ An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report Chai, Chiun Kian Tang, Ing Ping Prepageran, Narayanan Jayalakshmi, Pailoor R Medicine Vagal nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. The majority of cases present with a slow growing neck swelling without neurological deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard investigation to establish a pre-operative diagnosis. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with an extensive right vagal nerve schwannoma involving the right jugular foramen and parapharyngeal space. The tumour was resected via a transcervical approach. Complete excision of the tumour is the key to prevent recurrence. Malaysian Medical Association 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/1/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf Chai, Chiun Kian and Tang, Ing Ping and Prepageran, Narayanan and Jayalakshmi, Pailoor (2012) An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 67 (3). pp. 342-344. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
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Chai, Chiun Kian
Tang, Ing Ping
Prepageran, Narayanan
Jayalakshmi, Pailoor
An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
description Vagal nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. The majority of cases present with a slow growing neck swelling without neurological deficit. Magnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard investigation to establish a pre-operative diagnosis. We report a case of a 32-year-old man with an extensive right vagal nerve schwannoma involving the right jugular foramen and parapharyngeal space. The tumour was resected via a transcervical approach. Complete excision of the tumour is the key to prevent recurrence.
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author Chai, Chiun Kian
Tang, Ing Ping
Prepageran, Narayanan
Jayalakshmi, Pailoor
author_facet Chai, Chiun Kian
Tang, Ing Ping
Prepageran, Narayanan
Jayalakshmi, Pailoor
author_sort Chai, Chiun Kian
title An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
title_short An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
title_full An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
title_fullStr An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
title_full_unstemmed An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report
title_sort extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: a case report
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2012
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/1/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
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http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
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