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

Table 2

Neural function outcome after tumor intracapsular enucleation.

Case	Nerve origin	Preoperative status	Postoperrative status	6 months after operation
6	Vagus nerve	Normal	Vocal cord paralysis	Vocal cord paralysis
7	Vagus nerve	Normal	Vocal cord paralysis	Vocal cord paralysis
8	Vagus nerve	Normal	Vocal cord paralysis	Vocal cord paralysis
9	Vagus nerve	Normal	Vocal cord paralysis	Vocal cord paralysis
10	Vagus nerve	Normal	Normal	Normal
14	Sympathetic trunk	Normal	Ptosis	Ptosis
15	Sympathetic trunk	Normal	Ptosis	Normal (improved)
17	Cervical plexus	Normal	Paralysis	Normal (improved)
18	Cervical plexus	Normal	Paralysis	Normal (improved)
19	Cervical plexus	Normal	Normal	Normal
20	Cervical plexus	Normal	Normal	Normal
21	Cervical plexus	Normal	Normal	Normal
22	Brachial plexus	Normal	Paralysis	Normal (improved)
23	Brachial plexus	Normal	Paralysis	Normal (improved)
24	Brachial plexus	Normal	Paralysis	Normal (improved)
27	Accessory nerve	Normal	Normal	Normal