Neurofibroma of the vagus nerve in the head and neck: a case report.
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.
Peetermans
J F
JF
Department of E.N.T. Head and Neck Surgery, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
Van de Heyning
P H
PH
Parizel
P M
PM
Martin
J J
JJ
Forton
G E
GE
Vanmaele
R G
RG
Valcke
H H
HH
Marquet
J F
JF
De Schepper
A M
AM
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