Schwannoma of the cervical symphathetic chain : first case report from Oman

Abstract EN

Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated and slow-growing nerve sheath tumors arising from Schwann cells.

The schwannoma arising from the cervical sympathetic chain (SCSC) is a very rare tumor.

It usually presents as a slow growing, painless and asymptomatic neck mass, hence preoperative clinical diagnosis is difficult.

Radiological investigation and fine needle aspiration cytology make only a small contribution to its preoperative diagnosis, histopathological examination being much more useful.

We report here the first case report of SCSC from Oman.

It occurred in a 45 year-old female and was successfully excised.