Diagnosis and Management of Extracranial Head and Neck Schwannomas: A Review of 27 Cases

Table 1

Demographic data, radiological findings, and fine needle aspiration cytology.

Case	Gender	Age	Nerve origin	Tumor size	CT	MRI	FNAC
1	M	54	Vagus nerve	50×42×40 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Schwannoma
2	M	40	Vagus nerve	100×45×40 mm	ND	Glomus tumor or schwannoma	ND
3	M	58	Vagus nerve	45×35×33 mm	ND	Glomus tumor or schwannoma	ND
4	F	37	Vagus nerve	50×40×42 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
5	F	68	Vagus nerve	80×35×35 mm	Schwannoma	Schwannoma	ND
6	F	32	Vagus nerve	20×18×15 mm	Cervical tumor	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
7	F	80	Vagus nerve	30×25×25 mm	Cervical tumor	Schwannoma	ND
8	F	61	Vagus nerve	30×28×20 mm	Cervical tumor	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
9	M	54	Vagus nerve	27×25×25 mm	Cervical tumor	ND	ND
10	F	49	Vagus nerve	30×25×25 mm	ND	Glomus tumor or schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
11	M	52	Sympathetic trunk	70×35×35 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
12	M	47	Sympathetic trunk	30×28×22 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
13	M	79	Sympathetic trunk	45×25×20 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
14	F	35	Sympathetic trunk	40×30×25 mm	ND	Glomus tumor or schwannoma	ND
15	F	54	Sympathetic trunk	30×28×25 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
16	M	62	Sympathetic trunk	35×25×20 mm	ND	Glomus tumor	ND
17	F	42	Cervical plexus	60×35×33 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Schwannoma
18	M	50	Cervical plexus	35×30×30 mm	Cervical tumor	Schwannoma	ND
19	M	21	Cervical plexus	40×35×33 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
20	F	55	Cervical plexus	68×45×40 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Schwannoma
21	F	54	Cervical plexus	20×18×15 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
22	F	31	Brachial plexus	20×15×15 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Nondiagnostic
23	M	34	Brachial plexus	30×30×25 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
24	M	60	Brachial plexus	45×40×25 mm	ND	Schwannoma	Schwannoma
25	M	32	Hypoglossal nerve	50×35×35 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND
26	F	57	Hypoglossal nerve	30×30×25 mm	Submandibullar gland tumor	ND	Nondiagnostic
27	F	69	Accessory nerve	40×30×30 mm	ND	Schwannoma	ND

ND: not done.