Cervical Cystic Schwannoma of the Vagus Nerve: Diagnostic and Surgical Challenge

Cervical vagal nerve ganglioneuroma: a rare case report

“…This is in general agreement with the findings of the various authors who have previously reported resection of the cervical portion of one vagus. [5][6][7] Postoperative vocal cord paralysis was, of course, a constant finding in these patients. 8 Approximation by suture of the nerve was not attempted in our case as the gap was more.…”

Cervical Vagal Swannoma: A Case Report

“…Presence of this sign, associated with a mass located along the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, should make clinicians suspicious of vagal nerve sheath tumours [1,[3][4][5] .…”

“…They are usually asymptomatic benign lesion and complete surgical resection with preservation of neural pathway, whenever possible is the treatment of choice [3,4] .…”

A cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma of the left parapharyngeal space, presenting in the prestyloid region

“…2 If it is impossible to find an adequate plane and is technically difficult to preserve the integrity of the nerve trunk, the involved segment may be respected and an end-to-end anastomosis performed using microsurgical techniques. 10 Post-operative complications with total tumor resection including nerve fibres are vocal cord palsy, pharyngolaryngeal anaesthesia, aspiration and Horner's syndrome, which may be transient or permanent. Some controversy exists regarding higher recurrence rate with enucleation, but it is mainly the partial resection which is associated with high recurrence.…”