Extracranial Nerve Sheath Tumors of the Head and Neck.
- Author:
Young Il SEO
1
;
Soon Yuhl NAM
;
Kwang Hyeon AN
;
Sang Yoon KIM
;
Kwang Sun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine,Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nerve sheath tumor;
Schwannoma;
Neurofibroma
- MeSH:
Brachial Plexus;
Diagnosis;
Head*;
Neck*;
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms*;
Neurilemmoma;
Neurofibroma
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1997;40(6):908-913
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nerve sheath tumors are not frequent in the head and neck area. They might arise from large or small units of cranial, cervical and brachial plexuses as well as the cervical symphatic nerves. Their clinical course and findings are not similar, and preoperative diagnosis are extremely difficult in some cases. We experiencd eighteen cases of extracranial nerve sheath tumors in the head and neck regions during the past six years Twelve of them were schwannomas, and six of them were neurofibromas which did not associate with Von Recklinghausen's diseases. This analysis of eighteen cases and two representative cases are reported with literature review.
