Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes
Abstract Background Great auricular nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. Herein, we reported the first case of schwannoma arising from great auricular nerve trunk. Case presentation A 29 year-old female complained of a slowly-growing superfacial neck mass for 6 months. MRI revealed a high possibility...
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| description | Abstract Background Great auricular nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. Herein, we reported the first case of schwannoma arising from great auricular nerve trunk. Case presentation A 29 year-old female complained of a slowly-growing superfacial neck mass for 6 months. MRI revealed a high possibility of schwannoma. Although the patient underwent successfully surgical removal of the tumor, ipsilateral numbness of both auricle and peripheral skin developed due to traction of the nerve. Immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. And the patient has been followed regularly. Conclusion For superficial cervical tumors, the cervical plexus cutaneous nerve should be considered if MRI and other imaging findings suggest neurogenic tumors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ed41b6d85a34727908d9766c8071d8d2022-12-21T23:34:31ZengBMCBMC Neurology1471-23772019-12-011911310.1186/s12883-019-1532-yGreat auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputesChunling Xu0Qingjia Sun1Department of Ophthalmology, The Second Hospital of Jilin UniversityDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin UniversityAbstract Background Great auricular nerve schwannoma is extremely rare. Herein, we reported the first case of schwannoma arising from great auricular nerve trunk. Case presentation A 29 year-old female complained of a slowly-growing superfacial neck mass for 6 months. MRI revealed a high possibility of schwannoma. Although the patient underwent successfully surgical removal of the tumor, ipsilateral numbness of both auricle and peripheral skin developed due to traction of the nerve. Immunohistochemistry staining confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. And the patient has been followed regularly. Conclusion For superficial cervical tumors, the cervical plexus cutaneous nerve should be considered if MRI and other imaging findings suggest neurogenic tumors.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1532-ySchwannomaGreat auricular nerveMedical disputes |
| spellingShingle | Chunling Xu Qingjia Sun Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes BMC Neurology Schwannoma Great auricular nerve Medical disputes |
| title | Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| title_full | Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| title_fullStr | Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| title_short | Great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region: a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| title_sort | great auricular nerve schwannoma in neck region a case report with the risk of medical disputes |
| topic | Schwannoma Great auricular nerve Medical disputes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-019-1532-y |
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