[Dysphagia as a presenting symptom of a cervical neurofibroma]

HNO. 2009 Jun;57(6):625-8. doi: 10.1007/s00106-008-1786-y.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 33-year-old, otherwise healthy female nursing student presented to the ear-, nose-, and throat- (ENT) outpatient clinic with a globus sensation that had been progressing for 6 months. Tomographic imaging revealed a neck mass extending from the 4th vertebrum to the subclavicular region and apex of the left lung. A surgical resection with histopathological examination exposed a neurofibroma. Management and differential diagnoses of globus sensation are herein discussed. This case underlines the importance of tomographic imaging, even in common but persisting symptoms such as globus sensation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Deglutition Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology
  • Deglutition Disorders / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / complications
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Neurofibroma / complications
  • Neurofibroma / diagnosis*
  • Neurofibroma / surgery*
  • Recovery of Function
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome