A case of cystic schwannoma in the neck masquerading as branchial cleft cyst

One-third of schwannomas occur in head and neck region, mostly in the parapharyngeal region. Cystic change is seen in only 4% of schwannomas. The diagnosis of such tumors remains a challenge due to the rarity of these lesions and limited utility of fine needle aspiration cytology. When cystic, branc...

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Main Authors: Sangita Bohara, Biswajit Dey, Swapnil Agarwal, Richa Gupta, Nita Khurana, Achal Gulati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-08-01
Series:Rare Tumors
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5355