Neurilemmoma of the vagus nerve in the neck. With report of two cases

✍ Scribed by Martin Horwich; Philip Hawe

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1961
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 529 KB
• Volume: 49
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.18004921624

✦ Synopsis

NEURILEMMAL tumours arising from the vagus nerve in the neck are extremely rare, and the occurrence of 2 cases recently at this hospital would appear to literature. Single cases have been reported by Sekiguchi and Oije (1926), Serafini (IS~I), Mayo and Barber (I934), Cutler and Gross (1936), Murley (1948)~ Paul (1949), Parnes (1955)~ and Harrison and Anderson (1956). Altany and Pickrell (1956) described 3 cases, Gore, Rankow, and Hanford (1956) described 4 cases, and Penido, Dodge, Clagett, and Starr (1957) reported a further 6 cases. Histology.-A well-encapsulated neurilemomma showing the conspicuous and characteristic nuclear regimentation of well-defined areas of Antoni type A tissue; Case 2.-A man, 47 years of age, was first seen at this hospital in October, 1957, with a lump in the right warrant their publication, and discussion of the admixed with this is me tissue (Fig. 503). FIG. 500.-Showing the tumour (I) and thyroid lobe (2).