[Dysphagia as a presenting symptom of a cervical neurofibroma].
A 33-year-old, otherwise healthy female nursing student presented to the ear-, nose-, and throat- (ENT) outpatient clinic with a globus sensation that had been progressing for 6 months. Tomographic imaging revealed a neck mass extending from the 4th vertebrum to the subclavicular region and apex of the left lung. A surgical resection with histopathological examination exposed a neurofibroma. Management and differential diagnoses of globus sensation are herein discussed. This case underlines the importance of tomographic imaging, even in common but persisting symptoms such as globus sensation.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Heilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln, Germany. julia.vent@uk-koeln.de
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D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome