Extracranial Head and Neck Schwannomas: A Clinical Analysis of 33 Patients

Objective: To study the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of the extracranial head and neck schwannomas. Study Design: Retrospective study. Methods: The clinical data of 33 patients with schwannoma of the head and neck from 1996 to 2006 were studied retrospectively. Results: Extracranial...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 2007-02, Vol.117 (2), p.278-281
Main Authors: Zhang, Hao, Cai, Changping, Wang, Shili, Liu, Huiru, Ye, Yanfen, Chen, Xueming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aphasia - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Child
Ear Neoplasms - diagnosis
Extracranial
Female
head and neck
Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Hoarseness - etiology
Humans
Laryngeal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nasal Obstruction - etiology
Neurilemmoma - complications
Neurilemmoma - diagnosis
Neurilemmoma - surgery
Neurology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Retrospective Studies
schwannoma
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors of the nervous system. Phacomatoses
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Summary:Objective: To study the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of the extracranial head and neck schwannomas. Study Design: Retrospective study. Methods: The clinical data of 33 patients with schwannoma of the head and neck from 1996 to 2006 were studied retrospectively. Results: Extracranial head and neck schwannomas usually presented as solitary and well‐demarcated lesions with insidious course. Although benign, the lesion can cause secondary symptoms, such as nasal obstruction, dysphasia, and hoarseness, relevant to location of the lesion. Fine needle aspiration cytology, computed tomography scans, and magnetic resonance imaging may provide limited implications in the diagnosis of schwannomas, whereas postoperative pathologic examination establishes the final diagnosis. Conclusions: Complete surgical excisions with appropriate approaches have proven to be efficient and successful in the treatment of head and neck schwannomas.
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1097/01.mlg.0000249929.60975.a7