Ancient schwannoma masquerading as a thyroid mass.
- Authors
- Type
- Published Article
- Journal
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 88–90
- Source
- Badawi Lab
- License
- Unknown
Abstract
Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated nerve sheath cell neoplasms. Cervical sympathetic chain (CSC) schwannomas are rare, with less than 50 cited cases in the literature. CSC schwannomas may mimic a number of parapharyngeal masses. We report a rare variant, "ancient" schwannoma, which presented cytologically and radiologically as a thyroid mass. This is the first report of a CSC schwannoma mimicking a thyroid mass and the first report of an ancient schwannoma of the CSC.