Two Cases of Neurilemmoma of the Cervical Vagus Nerve Including IntracapsularEnucleation of Nerve Preservation.
- Author:
See Young PARK
1
;
Jeong Ha MIN
;
Soon Jae PARK
;
Ji Woon RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, Ilsan Paik Hospital, InJe University, Ilsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vagus nerve;
Neurilemmoma;
Intracapsular enucleation
- MeSH:
Cochlear Nerve;
Cranial Nerves;
Fibroblasts;
Head;
Larynx;
Lip;
Neck;
Neural Pathways;
Neural Plate;
Neurilemmoma*;
Olfactory Nerve;
Optic Nerve;
Palate;
Peripheral Nerves;
Pharynx;
Spinal Nerve Roots;
Tongue;
Vagus Nerve*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2001;44(12):1350-1354
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurilemmomas is benign tumor originating from all kinds of cranial nerve except optic nerve and olfactory nerve, spinal nerve root and peripheral nerve. It superficially resembles neoplasm of fibroblastic origin, but has distinctive histological pattern and arise from the neuroectodermal sheath of schwann. Approximately 25% to 40% of all neurilemmomas are found in the neural structure of the head and neck. The tumor mostly develops in the acoustic nerve and there are several reports of neurilemmonas originating form tongue, pharynx, lip, larynx and palate etc. However, reports of Neurilemmoma originating from cervical vagus nerve have been extremely rare. We experienced two cases neurilemmoma of cervical vagus nerve that were treated with different surgical methods. In the first case, the tumor was extirpated by sacrificing the nerve trunk and in second case, it was enucleated by preserving the neural pathway using the microsurgical technique.
