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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the spinal accessory nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. P. Ho ,
P. R. Samuel ,
J-P. Jeannon  and
J. McElroy
T. P. Ho*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
P. R. Samuel
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
J-P. Jeannon
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
J. McElroy
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr T. P. Ho, 24 Stone Street, Gateshead NE10 9RY.
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Abstract

A 50-year-old man presented with a left-sided neck mass. Clinical examination revealed a large fluctuant 7 cm × 7 cm mass in the left posterior triangle. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed an encapsulated soft tissue lesion. He underwent exploration of the neck and a 14 cm by 8 cm mass enfolding the accessory nerve was identified and completely excised. Histological examination of the surgical specimen showed features in keeping with a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST). We present the clinical and pathological features, of this condition.

Keywords

Accessory nerveNerve sheath tumours
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 10 , October 1999 , pp. 942 - 944
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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