
handle: 10481/54998
Caso clínico: Presentamos el caso de una paciente que acude a consulta por aparición de una tumoración cervical izquierda a nivel submandibular de crecimiento progresivo y en seguimiento en Medicina Interna por episodios presincopales y bradicardia. Tras la exéresis de la lesión, el estudio anatomopatologico informa de ganglio simpático cervical con schwanoma benigno. Discusión: Los schwannomas de la cadena simpática cervical son infrecuentes. La extirpación quirúrgica completa es el tratamiento de elección. La cirugía en la mayoría de los casos conlleva la resección de un importante trayecto nervioso y en nuestro caso la exéresis completa del ganglio simpático cervical que presentaba una afectación completa por la lesión. Por ello, las posibilidades de daño neurológico son importantes, siendo el síndrome de Claude Bernard Horner ipsilateral la secuela más común.
Case report: We present the case of a patient who came to the clinic due to the appearance of a left cervical tumor at the submandibular level with progressive growth and follow-up in Internal Medicine due to presyncopal episodes and bradycardia. After the exeresis of the lesion, the anatomopathological study reports a cervical sympathetic ganglion with benign schwannoma. Discussion: Schwannomas of the cervical sympathetic chain are infrequent. Complete surgical excision is the treatment of choice. The surgery in most cases involves the resection of an important nerve pathway and in our case the complete exeresis of the cervical sympathetic ganglion that had a complete involvement by the lesion. Therefore, the possibilities of neurological damage are important, being the Claude Bernard Horner syndrome ipsilateral the most common sequel.
Cervical tumor, Claude Bernard Horner syndrome, Sympathetic ganglion, Schwannoma, Ganglio simpático, Tumor cervical, Síndrome de Claude Bernard Horner
Cervical tumor, Claude Bernard Horner syndrome, Sympathetic ganglion, Schwannoma, Ganglio simpático, Tumor cervical, Síndrome de Claude Bernard Horner
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