Glossopharyngeal schwannoma presenting as gagging dysphagia.
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.
Tay
H L
HL
Department of Otolaryngology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.
Swanston
A R
AR
Lumley
J S
JS
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