Ancient schwannoma masquerading as a thyroid mass

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 88-90

  Badawi, R A ^a   Scott Coombes, David ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient schwannoma; Cervical sympathetic chain; Parapharyngeal; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CELL ENCAPSULATION; CERVICAL SYMPATHETIC CHAIN SCHWANNOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; NEURILEMOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TRUNK; THYROID CANCER; THYROID TUMOR; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; NEURILEMMOMA; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036484374     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1159     Document Type: Article

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