Plexiform schwannoma of the neck extending deeply to the mediastinum.
We describe a 42-year-old man who had tumors occupying the right deep neck through the upper part of the mediastinum. The right vocal cord was fixed and bulgings of the pharyngeal and tracheal wall were observed. At surgery, the masses were subtotally removed as much as possible. Histological examination revealed that they were schwannomas. The postoperative course was uneventful, except for the presence of hoarseness.
Tomita
K
K
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Mori
K
K
Miyajima
Y
Y
Nakashima
T
T
D000328:Adult; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome