title: Schwannoma of the cervical vagus nerve in a child: a case report.
abstract: Schwannoma are relatively rare tumor and even rarer in children. Nerve sheath tumors arising from the cervical nerve are extremely rare. We report a 13-year old boy presented with a history of an asymptomatic right cervical swelling since one year. An ultrasound and FNAC revealed schwannoma. He was meticulously evaluated with MRI. Surgical excision of the lesion was carried out and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Patient recovered completely without any morbidity. We are presenting this case since it is a rare case and patient recovered without morbidity. It is possible to do the complete surgical excision of schwannoma with complete cure and without complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Ninad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 Maharashtra India ; Yash co. Hsg. Society, 66/1748, kannamwar Nagar No. 2, Vikhroli (East), Mumbai, 400 083 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Nilam Uttam
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Sathe
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wadkar
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Dhanashree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chiplunkar
keywords: Pediatrics; Vagal schwannoma