Abstract
Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated and slow-growing nerve sheath tumours arising from Schwann cells. The schwannoma arising from the cervical sympathetic chain (SCSC) is a very rare tumour. It usually presents as a slow growing, painless and asymptomatic neck mass, hence preoperative clinical diagnosis is difficult. Radiological investigation and fine needle aspiration cytology make only a small contribution to its preoperative diagnosis, histopathological examination being much more useful. We report here the first case report of SCSC from Oman. It occurred in a 45 year-old female and was successfully excised.
Publication Date
8-15-2011
First Page
403
Last Page
406
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Recommended Citation
Al-Abri, Rashid; Kumar, Sudesh; Chopra, Pradeep; and Saparamadu, P.A.M.
(2011)
"Schwannoma of the Cervical Symphathetic Chain : First case report from Oman,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 11: 403-406.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1301
