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Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2002; 40(2): 153-156 Abstract |
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Schwannoma Arising from Cervical Sympathetic
Chain: A Case Report Servikal Sempatik Zincirden Kaynaklanan Schwannom: Olgu Sunumu Celil Cabbarpur*, Fuat Büyüklü**, Özcan Çakmak**, İncila Öztop***, Levent Naci Özlüoğlu** |
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| *Başkent University, İzmir Research and Practice Hospital, ENT Clinic, İzmir, **Başkent University Hospital, Department of ENT, Ankara, and ***Başkent University, İzmir Research and Practice Hospital, Department of Pathology, İzmir, Turkey |
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| Schwannoma, cervical sympathetic chain, Horner syndrome |
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Schwannomas are benign tumors arising from the neural sheath that may occur almost in every part of the body, especially in the head and neck region. They may originate from peripheral motor, sensory, sympathetic and cranial nerves. Schwannomas originating from the servical sympathetic chain are quite rare. A case of servical sympathetic chain schwannoma is presented in this paper. Twenty-two years old woman admitted to our clinic with a painless mass at her neck. The mass was excised and myosis, ptosis, enophtalmus developed postoperatively at the same site. Histopathologic examination was reported as schwannoma. The patient has no recurrence 6 months after the operation, and the ptosis has partially recovered. The histopathology, etiology, and therapies of this rare pathology of the head and neck were also discussed. |
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| Accepted: May 24, 2002 | |||
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Correspondence: |
Özcan Çakmak, MD Başkent Üniversitesi Hastanesi KBB Anabilim Dalı Bahçelievler, Ankara - Türkiye, Phone: (0312) 223 85 34, Fax: (0312) 215 75 97 e-mail: ozcakmak@hotmail.com
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Copyright © 2002-2005 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
