Cervical sympathetic chain schwannoma mimicking a carotid body tumor: A case report
TUMORI, cilt.91, sa.1, ss.84-86, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 91 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2005
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/030089160509100117
- Dergi Adı: TUMORI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.84-86
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Carotid body tumor (CBT), the most common tumor of the carotid bifurcation, presents as a pulsatile mass. Cervical a sympathetic chain (CSC) schwannomas are slow growing lesions originating from myelin-producing Schwann cells. They may appear pulsatile due to the displacement of vascular mass. structures by the non-vascular mass and thus may mimic a CBT. A case of CSC schwannoma masquerading as CBT In a cells. 25-year-old woman is presented and discussed here.