A case of neurinoma of the superior laryngeal nerve

Abstract

Neck neurinoma is a relatively rare disease for which it is difficult to make a definitive diagnosis prior to surgery. In fact, it is not uncommon to find that tumors and their nerve origins are different from predictions only after performing comprehensive examination and treatment. We recently experienced a case of neurinoma derived from the superior laryngeal nerve, which we learned only after performing surgery with the assumption that the tumor was of vagus nerve origin. We report the case here because there are only a few reports on head and neck neurinoma originating from the superior laryngeal nerve and because it is extremely rare to successfully remove the coating without any sign of postoperative neurological deficits.