%0 Journal Article
%T Schwannomas no vestibulares de cabeza y cuello: Presentaci¨®n de 6 casos cl¨ªnicos
%A Celed¨®n L
%A Carlos
%A Pardo J
%A Javiera
%A Abarca A
%A Alfredo
%A D¨¦lano R
%A Paul H
%J Revista de otorrinolaringolog¨ªa y cirug¨ªa de cabeza y cuello
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0718-48162011000100007
%X introduction: non vestibular head and neck schwannomas are benign tumors of low frequency that can produce great morbidity, depending on its location. objective: describe the experience of otolaryngology department from the clinical hospital of the university of chile in the management of non vestibular head and neck schwannomas. material and method: retrospective, descriptive study of the non vestibular schwannomas of head and neck diagnosed between the year 1998 and 2010. clinical history, study of images, operative protocols and clinical follow-up were analyzed. results: a total of 6 patients four male and two female, with a mean age of 36 years. the average time of evolution was 15.6 months with a range from 2 to 48 months. in all patients the tumor was excised completely. the diagnosis was confirmed by histology in all cases. conclusions: the non vestibular schwannomas of head and neck are slow- grow tumors with few symptoms. provided that the diagnosis of certainty is only realized by biopsy, it is necessary to have a high index of pre-operative suspicion.
%K non vestibular schwannoma
%K tumors of head and neck.
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