Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Simulating a Schwannoma of the Vagus Nerve

Schwannomas of the vagus nerve are extremely rare neoplasms of difficult diagnosis and with a challenging surgical excision. We report a patient with a parapharyngeal mass radiologically indistinguishable from a schwannoma that was finally diagnosed as metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of head and neck surgery 2013-04, Vol.4 (1), p.44-46
Hauptverfasser:	Pascual-Gallego, Maria, Moreno-Gutierrez, Angela, Gutierrez-Gonzalez, Raquel, Rodriguez-Boto, Gregorio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Schwannomas of the vagus nerve are extremely rare neoplasms of difficult diagnosis and with a challenging surgical excision. We report a patient with a parapharyngeal mass radiologically indistinguishable from a schwannoma that was finally diagnosed as metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
ISSN:	0975-7899 0976-0539
DOI:	10.5005/jp-journals-10001-1135