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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct 16;11(10):e5924.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.5924.

Supraclavicular Cervical Schwannoma: A Case Report

Mohammed Elkarim Mohammed  1 , Abdullatif Khan  2 , Mohammed Asiri  1
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Case Reports

Supraclavicular Cervical Schwannoma: A Case Report

Mohammed Elkarim Mohammed et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Schwannoma generally occurs in the vestibular nerve. Cervical schwannomas are quite rare. Herein, we present a case of slow-growing asymptomatic supraclavicular schwannoma in an elderly woman of 74 years. The patient was managed conservatively with regular follow-up as the tumor showed slow progressive growth (presented after seven years) and asymptomatic.

Keywords: cervical schwannoma; neck mass; schwannoma; supraclavicular.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Contrasted coronal CT of the neck
A left-sided supraclavicular well-circumscribed mass measuring 3.5 × 4 cm (arrow) CT, computed tomography
Figure 2
Figure 2. Contrasted coronal T1 MRI of the neck
A left-sided well-circumscribed hyperintense neck mass (arrow) MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
Figure 3
Figure 3. Axial T2 MRI of the neck
A left-sided, well-circumscribed hyperintense neck mass (arrow) MRI, magnetic resonance imaging
Figure 4
Figure 4. FNAC result
Clusters of cohesive epithelioid histocytes (arrow) in the background of lymphocytes (arrow head) FNAC, fine-needle aspiration cytology
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