An “Ancient” Schwannoma of Cervical Region

• 作者: Mazhar Aslam Dodhia Nataraj Rajanala Venkata?
• 来源期刊: 耳鼻喉(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: SCHWANNOMA CERVICAL SWELLING ANCIENT VARIANT
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（1）
• 页码范围: 8-13
• 页数: 6页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Schwannoma is a benign encapsulated neoplasm which grows slowly. It originates from Schwann cells, the sheath cells that cover the myelinated nerve fibers. Head and Neck regions account for around 25% - 40% of the cases. Ancient schwannoma is a rare variant wherein degenerative change occurred in a long-standing schwannoma. This causes sudden increase in size and pain, mimicking a malignant change. It was first described by Ackerman and Taylor in 1951. In this article, I would like to present a case of Ancient variant of Cervical Schwannoma.