Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor

Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor

Ganglioneuromas are a very rare benign neural tumor, commonly derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system, and are composed of mature Schwann cells, ganglion cells, and nerve fibres. They may arise anywhere from the base of the skull to the pelvis along the paravertebral sympathetic plexus. W...

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Main Authors: Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Angeliki Cheva, Styliani Papaemmanuil, Konstantinos Vahtsevanos, Konstantinos Antoniades
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7973034
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spelling doaj-aee1abd7a55d48a6b0615dd9050b035e2020-11-24T23:06:35ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732017-01-01201710.1155/2017/79730347973034Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body TumorKonstantinos Paraskevopoulos0Angeliki Cheva1Styliani Papaemmanuil2Konstantinos Vahtsevanos3Konstantinos Antoniades4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital G. Papanikolaou, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, General Hospital G. Papanikolaou, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, General Hospital G. Papanikolaou, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital G. Papanikolaou, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital G. Papanikolaou, 57010 Thessaloniki, GreeceGanglioneuromas are a very rare benign neural tumor, commonly derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system, and are composed of mature Schwann cells, ganglion cells, and nerve fibres. They may arise anywhere from the base of the skull to the pelvis along the paravertebral sympathetic plexus. We report a rare case of synchronous ganglioneuroma and schwannoma, mistaken for carotid body tumor. The coexistence of these two entities in head and neck region is very rare.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7973034
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author Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
Angeliki Cheva
Styliani Papaemmanuil
Konstantinos Vahtsevanos
Konstantinos Antoniades
spellingShingle Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
Angeliki Cheva
Styliani Papaemmanuil
Konstantinos Vahtsevanos
Konstantinos Antoniades
Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
author_facet Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
Angeliki Cheva
Styliani Papaemmanuil
Konstantinos Vahtsevanos
Konstantinos Antoniades
author_sort Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos
title Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
title_short Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
title_full Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
title_fullStr Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
title_full_unstemmed Synchronous Ganglioneuroma and Schwannoma Mistaken for Carotid Body Tumor
title_sort synchronous ganglioneuroma and schwannoma mistaken for carotid body tumor
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Otolaryngology
issn 2090-6765
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publishDate 2017-01-01
description Ganglioneuromas are a very rare benign neural tumor, commonly derived from the ganglia of the sympathetic system, and are composed of mature Schwann cells, ganglion cells, and nerve fibres. They may arise anywhere from the base of the skull to the pelvis along the paravertebral sympathetic plexus. We report a rare case of synchronous ganglioneuroma and schwannoma, mistaken for carotid body tumor. The coexistence of these two entities in head and neck region is very rare.
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