Cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma mimicking a carotid body tumor: A case report
L Uzun, MB Ugur, H Ozdemir
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): L Uzun, MB Ugur, H Ozdemir | Yıl: 2005 | Dergi/Kurum: TUMORI | İndeks: WOS.SCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: neck, schwannoma, sympathetic chain — Özet: Carotid body tumor (CBT), the most common tumor of the carotid bifurcation, presents as a pulsatile mass. Cervical a sympathetic c
Carotid body tumor (CBT), the most common tumor of the carotid bifurcation, presents as a pulsatile mass. Cervical a sympathetic chain (CSC) schwannomas are slow growing lesions originating from myelin-producing Schwann cells. They may appear pulsatile due to the displacement of vascular mass. structures by the non-vascular mass and thus may mimic a CBT. A case of CSC schwannoma masquerading as CBT In a cells. 25-year-old woman is presented and discussed here.