title: Extracranial neurilemmoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A 14-year-old male presented with a several month history of an asymptomatic right cervical swelling. An ultrasound scan showed a solid lesion superficial and superior to the thyroid gland. Surgical excision of the lesion was carried out and histological examination revealed a neurilemmoma. Neurilemmomas are relatively rare tumours and even rarer in children. The incidence of such tumours and the management of our patient are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morley
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome