title: Neurofibroma of the vagus nerve in the head and neck: a case report.
abstract: A case of a tumor of the vagus nerve, showing typical features of a neurofibroma, is presented. The natural history is reviewed, and several technical investigations, with particular reference to the contributions of magnetic resonance imaging and immunohistochemical techniques in the differential diagnosis, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of E.N.T. Head and Neck Surgery, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Peetermans
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Van de Heyning
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Parizel
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Forton
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Vanmaele
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Valcke
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marquet
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: De Schepper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007382:Intermediate Filaments / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000473:pathology; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology