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KMID : 0361019700130030097
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1970 Volume.13 No. 3 p.97 ~ p.99
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A Case of huge Glossopharyngeal Schwannoma
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秋光哲/Chu Kwang Chul
金宗善/金鍾和/金弘基/Kim Chong Sun/Kim, Jong Hwa/Kim, Hong Kee
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Abstract
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A Schwannoma is an encapsulated and solitary tumor of the Schwann´s sheath of the nerve arising in the cranual, sympathetic or peripheral nerves. Benign tumors of the pharynx are rare but among the benign tumors which occur in the pharynx, Schwannoma appears to. be more common.? About 25% of all Schwannomas occur in the head and neck area. The authors recently observed a huge Schwannoma, 9 X 6 X 5 cm in size and 153 gm in weight, which originated from the glossop haryngeal nerve. The patient was a 33 year old housewife who complained of a fist-sized mass on the left- side of the fauces and had a history of incomplete resection, about 2 years ago. The tumor which originated from the trunk of the glossopharyngeal nerve; was removed after admission to our hospital. The pathological findings revealed Schwannoma.
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