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미주신경에서 원발한 낭포성 신경초종 1례

이권형1, 이승주1, 정윤형1, 오천환1
Kwon Hyeong Lee1, Seung Ju Lee1, Yoon Young Chung1, Cheon Hwan Oh1
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1순천향대학교 의과대학 천안병원 이비인후과학교실
1Department of Otolaryngology, Chunan Hospital, College of Medicine, Soonchunghyang University

© Copyright 1994 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

The schwannoma arises from schwann cell of nerve fibers at various site of body and it is a benign, solitary tumor. About 25 to 35% of total cases occur in the head and neck region. The acoustic shwannoma is the most common in the head and neck area, but the schwannoma arising from vagus nerve is rare.

Retrogressive changes including necrosis, cystic degeneration, lipidization and focal thrombosis are commonly seen in schwannoma. Cystic schwannomas manifest spaces filled with serous fluid or proteinaceous material. The majority of these tumors can completely be removed by simple excision and the prognosis is excellent.

The authors have recently experienced a case of schwannoma of vagus nerve with cystic change in 38-year-old man. The tumor was completely removed by simple excision. We report this case with review of the literatures.

Keywords: Cystic schwannoma; Vagus nerve