Schwannoma of the sympathetic trunk: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Schwannomas are benign tumors commonly found in the cranial vault at the cerebellopontine angle. Schwannomas could arise from any nerve that has Schwann sheath. Their most common extra-cranial localization is the parapharyngeal space. Schwannomas do not usually metastasize, and recurrence is uncommon.

Case presentation

We present a case of a sympathetic trunk schwannoma in a patient that presented with dysphagia and a painful neck mass. Oro-pharyngeal examination revealed the presence of a mass filling-up the left tonsillar fossa, and pushing the uvula to the right side. The larynx was also deviated to the right due to the mass effect. The mass was resected en-bloc with the involved part of the sympathetic trunk. The patient developed Horner's syn

SUBMITTER: Al-Ghotani B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8340132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature