Author(s)

Nataraj Rajanala Venkata​¹, Mazhar Aslam Dodhia²

¹Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai, India.
²Department of Surgical Oncology, Nanavati Superspeciality Hospital, Ville Parle, Mumbai.

Schwannoma is a benign encapsulated neoplasm which grows slowly. It originates from Schwann cells, the sheath cells that cover the myelinated nerve fibers. Head and Neck regions account for around 25% - 40% of the cases. Ancient schwannoma is a rare variant wherein degenerative change occurred in a long-standing schwannoma. This causes sudden increase in size and pain, mimicking a malignant change. It was first described by Ackerman and Taylor in 1951. In this article, I would like to present a case of Ancient variant of Cervical Schwannoma.

Schwannoma, Cervical Swelling, Ancient Variant

Venkata​, N. and Dodhia, M. (2020) An “Ancient” Schwannoma of Cervical Region. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 9, 8-13. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2020.91002.