SCHWANNOMA OF THE NECK PRESENTING AS CERVICAL LYMPHADENITIS

Dr. Aarushi Vashist; Dr. Sahil Data; Dr. Raman Wadhera; Dr. Manish Verma

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

SCHWANNOMA OF THE NECK PRESENTING AS CERVICAL LYMPHADENITIS

Dr. Aarushi Vashist, Dr. Sahil Data, Dr. Raman Wadhera, Dr. Manish Verma

Abstract :

Schwannoma is a benign soft tissue encapsulated nerve sheath tumour derived from Schwann cell of the peripheral cranial and automatic nerve sheath cells. It represents 5 % of all benign soft tissue tumours. About 25–45 % of Schwannomas occur in the head and neck region. It is usually solitary, slow growing, benign encapsulated tumour. We present a case of Schwannoma of the neck in supraclavicular region mimicking cervical lymphadenitis.