Submandibular nodal schwannoma: where did it come from?
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
Head and neck surgery
Neurosurgery
Otolaryngology / ENT
Journal
BMJ case reports
ISSN: 1757-790X
Titre abrégé: BMJ Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101526291
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
27 Aug 2023
27 Aug 2023
Historique:
pmc-release:
27
08
2025
medline:
31
8
2023
pubmed:
29
8
2023
entrez:
28
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
SummarySchwannoma, a type of benign neurological tumour arising from Schwann cells, is commonly seen in the head and neck region. However, the incidence of cervical lymph node schwannoma is extremely rare, with only two cases reported in the literature. Schwannomatosis is a disease characterised by a constellation of multiple schwannomas seen in a patient, guided by at least one confirmational histological diagnosis. This is a case of a painless progressively enlarging submandibular swelling which is confirmed as a schwannoma based on histology. The patient is also diagnosed with schwannomatosis as the patient has multiple neurological tumours. Nodal schwannoma has a good prognosis and no documentation of recurrence in the literature. It may arise from sympathetic nerves located within the lymph node.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37640417
pii: 16/8/e253868
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2022-253868
pmc: PMC10462965
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2023. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.