TY - JOUR
T1 - Ancient schwannoma mimicking a thyroid mass with retrosternal extension
AU - Pillai, Suresh
AU - Agarwal, Ashish Chandra
AU - Mathew, Mary
AU - Nayak, Dipak Ranjan
PY - 2013/9/3
Y1 - 2013/9/3
N2 - We report the case of a middle-aged hypothyroid woman presenting with a neck swelling, voice change and breathing difficulty. On evaluation, she was diagnosed to have goitre with retrosternal extension. The mass was surgically excised and a histopathological report of ancient schwannoma was obtained. A review of literature on schwannomas of the head and neck was carried out. An ancient schwannoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of a cervical mass, even though the clinical presentation point towards a thyroid swelling. At 6 months follow-up, the patient was found to be asymptomatic except for a hoarse voice.
AB - We report the case of a middle-aged hypothyroid woman presenting with a neck swelling, voice change and breathing difficulty. On evaluation, she was diagnosed to have goitre with retrosternal extension. The mass was surgically excised and a histopathological report of ancient schwannoma was obtained. A review of literature on schwannomas of the head and neck was carried out. An ancient schwannoma should be considered as one of the differential diagnosis of a cervical mass, even though the clinical presentation point towards a thyroid swelling. At 6 months follow-up, the patient was found to be asymptomatic except for a hoarse voice.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200608
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2013-200608
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84885467487
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
M1 - 200608
ER -