Open AccessCervical Schwannoma
Author(s) -
Bal Gopal Karmacharya,
Nilam Khadka,
Joshi Mr,
Vishal Sharma
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.497
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , parapharyngeal space , head and neck , anatomy , neurilemoma , radiology , surgery
Schwannomas are solitary, slow growing benign tumors arising from the Schwann cells that form the myelin sheath around the peripheral nerves. Head and neck is the commonest site of these tumors in the body. We present a case of schwannoma in a 35 years old man who had a painless slowly growing tumor in the right side of his neck.Key Words: Schwannoma, FNAC, parapharyngeal space.