A rare cause of cervical swelling: Solitary plexiform neurofibroma
| Autor: | Karkouri Mehdi, Regragui Meriem, Roubal Mohamed, Oukessou Youssef, Redallah Abada, Mennouni Mohamed Amine, Ahmed Brahim Ahmedou, Rouadi Sami, Mahtar Mohamed |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Cervical plexus Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Lateral neck CERVICAL SWELLING Neck region 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Plexiform neurofibroma 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Neurofibroma Solitary neurofibroma 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Surgery Radiology Differential diagnosis business Pathological |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| Popis: | Introduction Plexiform cervical neurofibromas are benign neoplasm, extremely rare, difficult to diagnose and to manage. Only some cases have been reported in the literature. Case presentation We report the case of a 60-year-old man admitted for a lateral neck mass, for which the surgical indication was the increase in volume of this mass, as well as the aesthetical impairment, the surgical exploration found the tumor attached to the cervical plexus. The excision of the mass was performed without damaging nerve. The pathological study was in favor of a plexiform neurofibroma. Discussion Even though Plexiform cervical neurofibroma are extremely rare, and their diagnosis are not often primary evoked in front of any growing mass of this region, the surgeon must keep in mind the existence of these neoplasms as a differential diagnosis of a neck tumor. Conclusion Surgery remains the gold standard in the treatment of these locally invasive tumors. It is essential that the surgeon keep in mind the possibility of these tumors as a differential diagnosis of a neck tumor. Highlights • Plexiform cervical neurofibromas are benign neoplasm, extremely rare. • Difficult to diagnose and to manage. • Their symptomatology is variable and depends on their topography. • The clinical aspect is not specific, and the diagnosis is confirmed after a biopsy with anatomopathological examination. • Surgery remains the gold standard in the treatment of these locally invasive tumors. |
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