title: Glossopharyngeal schwannoma presenting as gagging dysphagia.
abstract: A case of cervical glossopharyngeal schwannoma presenting with gagging dysphagia is presented. Treatment was by total excision of the schwannoma following which the patient made a good recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of gagging dysphagia associated with a glossopharyngeal schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Swanston
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lumley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005683:Gagging / Q000502:physiology*; D005930:Glossopharyngeal Nerve; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors