A rare case of vagus nerve schwannoma.
Schwannomas of the vagus nerve are very rare and the differential diagnosis is extremely difficult. They are very often asymptomatic and imaging techniques are helpful, but fine needle biopsy is often inconclusive. Total resection is the treatment of choice.
Nardello
Oreste
O
Clinica Chirurgica, Dipartimento Chirurgico Materno-Infantile e Scienze delle Immagini, Universitá degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari.
Cois
Alessandro
A
Pisanu
Adolfo
A
Floris
Giuseppe
G
Parodo
Giuseppina
G
Faa
Gavino
G
Uccheddu
Alessandro
A
D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery