Rare Case of a Schwannoma of the Posterior Pharyngeal Wall in a Child

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Rare Case of a Schwannoma of the Posterior Pharyngeal Wall in a Child Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jul 19:1455613211031027. doi: 10.1177/01455613211031027. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT We present a rare case of a schwannoma which is localized on the posterior pharyngeal wall. It caused severe difficulty in swallowing and breathing in a 3-year-old child. Schwannomas of the posterior pharyngeal wall have been rarely reported in children. To our knowledge, only 7 cases of posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma have been previously reported in the lit erature, but none of them is associated with a child. The tumor was removed with plasma radiofrequency excision via a transoral route. Computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging examination showed no recurrence of the tumor up to 2 years. To our knowledge, for the first time, a case of posterior pharyngeal wall schwannoma has been reported in a 3-year-old child, and the schwannoma was removed via plasma radiofrequency transoral excision. This case study illustrates that schwannoma may occur in children, and it is safe to treat this disease through plasma radiofrequency transoral excision route. PMID:34281403 | DOI:10.1177/01455613211031027 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.