Hypervascular parapharyngeal schwannoma: an unusual case

被引:15
作者
Aygenc, E [1 ]
Selcuk, A [1 ]
Ozdem, C [1 ]
机构
[1] Numune Hosp, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg 2, TR-06580 Ankara, Turkey
关键词
parapharyngeal mass; schwannoma; hypervascular;
D O I
10.1016/S0385-8146(01)00130-4
中图分类号
R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100213 ;
摘要
This report describes a 13-year-old girl who had a right pulsatile neck mass of the parapharyngeal space. We examined the patient with computerized tomography and angiography preoperatively and a heterogeneous, hypervascular mass was detected on her right neck. Intraoperative findings and the postoperative histopathologic diagnosis showed that this mass was a schwannoma that originates from cervical sympathetic chain and the superior thyroid artery supplied the mass. After careful scrutiny of English literature, this clinical manifestation is an unusual event. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:215 / 217
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