Surgical Resection of Cervical Schwannoma or Paraganglioma at a Single Institution: Speech and Swallow Outcomes

METHODS AND MATERIALS Institutional review board approval was obtained. Pathological diagnoses of cervical schwannoma or paraganglioma between 2003 and 2009 at a tertiary care academic institution were identified through a pathology database. Patient charts were reviewed for demographics, presenting signs and symptoms, radiologic evaluations, surgical approaches and intra-operative findings, postoperative functional outcomes, and management of postoperative sequelae. Table 1: Cervical Schwannoma Functional Outcomes Pt: Age/Sex Location Approach Involved Nerve(s) (condition)* Primary Treatment Initial Outcome Subsequent Treatment (timingoutcome) A. Speech and Swallow Deficits