title: Acute respiratory distress due to malignant schwannoma. A case report.
abstract: A 13-year-old boy with acute respiratory distress due to a malignant schwannoma located in the neck, is reported. This case suggested that malignant schwannoma in the neck can lead to airway obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melíkoğlu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karavelí
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gelen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014140:Tracheotomy