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Case Reports
. 2018 Mar;56(1):54-57.
doi: 10.5152/tao.2018.2579. Epub 2018 Mar 1.

Schwannoma in the Supraclavicular Region: Case Report

Erol Keleş  1 , Orkun Eroğlu  2 , İbrahim Hanifi Özercan  3 , İlhan Özel  1
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Schwannoma in the Supraclavicular Region: Case Report

Erol Keleş et al. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign tumors arising from schwann cells in peripheral, cranial, and autonomic nerve sheaths. Approximately half of all cases of schwannomas are observed in the head and neck region. In this study, a 71-year-old male patient presenting with a stiff mobile mass in the left supraclavicular region and diagnosed as a schwannoma after total excision was presented.

Keywords: Schwannoma; benign tumor; neck; supraclavicular region.

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Conflict of Interest: No conflict of interest was declared by the authors.

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Preoperative MRI view of patient
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Preoperative MRI view of patient
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Macroscopic view of the mass
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Diffuse staining with S-100 in schwannoma (immunoperoxidase X200)
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Palisading cells in Antoni A zone and loosely meshed cells in Antoni B zone (HE X200)
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