Ancient schwannoma of cervical sympathetic chain masquerading as carotid body tumour
Keywords:
Ancient schwannoma, Cervical sympathetic chain, Carotid body tumourAbstract
Schwannomas are benign tumours arising from the nerve sheath cell. 25-40% of schwannomas are found in head and neck. Ancient schwannona of cervical sympathetic chain is very entity. It is a slow growing benign swelling in lateral neck and hence can be confused with other benign swellings of neck. We present a case of ancient schwanoma of cervical sympathetic chain which masqueraded as carotid body tumour highlighting the importance of contrast enhanced CT and MRI pre-operatively along with restricted utility of FNAC in correct diagnosis of lateral neck swelling.
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