title: Cervical sympathetic schwannoma simulating a thyroid nodule.
abstract: Schwannomas are rare tumours arising from peripheral nerve linings. A case of a schwannoma arising from cervical sympathetic chain is presented. The clinical presentation was that of a right solitary thyroid nodule. Intra-operatively, a 3 x 3 cm encapsulated lesion was seen arising posterior to the vagas nerve and attached to the cervical sympathetic trunk. The lesion was excised together with part of the nerve. Post-operatively, the patient developed Horner's syndrome that persisted. Unitil 2000, less that 50 cased of cervical sympathetic schwannoma have been described in the Englidh literature. A brief description of the pathology, presentation, diagnosis and treatment of this condition is presented.
authors: Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dept. of Surgery, Jalan Yacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rohaizak
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Meah
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms; D006732:Horner Syndrome; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System; D016606:Thyroid Nodule