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Case Reports: Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
Rare case of lingual nerve schwannoma of parapharyngeal space
  1. Muhammad Hammad Deewani,
  2. Muhammad Hassan Danish and
  3. Muhammad Sohail Awan
  1. Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  1. Correspondence to Dr Muhammad Hammad Deewani; m.hammadwahid{at}gmail.com

Abstract

Schwannoma of parapharyngeal space is an uncommon benign tumour of head and neck region. These are slow-growing and usually well-encapsulated masses arising from Schwann cells of cranial nerves. The majority of schwannoma in parapharyngeal space arise from vagus; however, cases have been reported with origin from other cranial nerves. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice. We recently experienced a case of schwannoma arising in parapharyngeal space of lingual nerve origin which was treated by transcervical excision.

  • surgery
  • ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-249739

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors MHD: draft writing. MHD: critical analysis. MSA: supervision and final review.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.