2 case reports of schwannoma of the neck, The usefullness of MRI for the preoperative diagnosis

Abstract

Neck tumor has many origin. They are congenital or cystic tumor, inflammation, neoplasm (including the haematological neoplasm and metastatic lymphonode swelling). It is important to make an accurate diagnosis, because the each disease will be treared in several consultation in the hospital. This time 2 cases of the report of schwannoma is discussed about the preoperative diagnosis. The first case underwent the operation of tumorectomy, with the preoperative diagnosis of metastatic lymphonode tumor with the use of CT. The second case had the operation of tumorectomy with the preoperative diagnosis of schwannoma with MRI. And MRI is usefull for the accurate preoprative evaluation and a high degree of suspicion of schwannoma.