title: Cervical cystic vagal schwannoma mimicking a type 3 second branchial cleft cyst: a case report.
abstract: In this article, we report a rare case of a cervical cystic vagal schwannoma mimicking a type 3 second branchial cleft cyst clinically, radiologically and cytologically. Although schwannoma is rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic neck masses. This article suggests that Doppler ultrasonography, computed tomography and fine needle aspiration biopsy findings may not be sufficient to provide the correct preoperative diagnosis of cystic lateral neck masses and further imaging techniques may be required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Bakırköy Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey. yilmazrasim66@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rasim
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yılmazer
authors.forename: Zahide Mine
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayın
authors.forename: Ayşe Ahsen
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bakan
authors.forename: Fatma Tülin
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kayhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology