Open AccessA Mass in the Neck. Lymphadenopathy or Schwannoma?
Author(s) -
Faruk Altınel,
Erkan Eşki,
Gözde Özcan Söylev,
İncila Öztop
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
sinir sistemi cerrahisi dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1306-4126
DOI - 10.54306/sscd.2022.198
Subject(s) - schwannoma , medicine , brachial plexus , supraclavicular fossa , nerve sheath , trunk , pathological , upper trunk , head and neck , lesion , anatomy , radiology , surgery , pathology , ecology , cancer , biology , breast cancer
In clinical practice, it may be difficult to differentiate brachial plexus schwannoma from pathological lymph nodes. Schwannoma is a relatively rare neoplasm arising from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Although it can occur in any organ, including the extremities, trunk, and head, it rarely presents as an axillary or supraclavicular lesion. In this the article, a 59-year-old male patient with painless swelling in the right supraclavicular fossa and cystic lymphadenopathy reported on USG is presented.