Successful excision of a rare cervical neurofibroma arising from the phrenic nerve: a case report.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The patient had an enlarging left-side neck mass without neurological symptoms. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a well-demarcated mass close to the left root of C4. During the surgery, we confirmed a tumour arising from the cervical phrenic nerve. Although neurogenic tumours of the phrenic nerve are associated with a high risk of causing hemidiaphragm palsy after the total excision, we could carry out a total excision without deficit. The pathological examination revealed a neurofibroma.
Medical subject headings
- Neurofibroma
- Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms
- Phrenic Nerve