An extensive cervical vagal nerve schwannoma: A case report

• Main Authors: Chai, Chiun Kian, Tang, Ing Ping, Prepageran, Narayanan, Jayalakshmi, Pailoor
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/1/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/24680/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/Cervical-Vagal-Nerve-Schwannoma.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

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...