Sympathetic Plexus Schwannoma of Carotid Canal: 2 Cases with Surgical Technique and Review of Literature

Sachin Ranganatha Goudihalli; Takeo Goto; Christian Bohoun; Atsufumi Nagahama; Yuta Tanoue; Hiroki Morisako; Shinichi Kawahara; Kenji Ohata

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.244

Sympathetic Plexus Schwannoma of Carotid Canal: 2 Cases with Surgical Technique and Review of Literature

World Neurosurg. 2018 Oct:118:63-68. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.244. Epub 2018 Jul 9.

Authors

Sachin Ranganatha Goudihalli¹, Takeo Goto², Christian Bohoun¹, Atsufumi Nagahama¹, Yuta Tanoue¹, Hiroki Morisako¹, Shinichi Kawahara¹, Kenji Ohata¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. Electronic address: gotot@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp.

PMID: 30004012
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.06.244

Abstract

Carotid sympathetic plexus schwannomas are rare, and only 3 cases have been reported to the best of our knowledge. We report the fourth and fifth cases and define its origin on the basis of the exact division of the plexus from which the tumor arises. The surgical approach and technique in each variety and the postoperative outcome are also described. The relationship of partial Horner syndrome with the sympathetic plexus schwannoma of the internal carotid artery is discussed in detail.

Keywords: Carotid canal; Carotid plexus; Petrous apex; Schwannoma.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging*
Carotid Artery, Internal / innervation*
Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Neurilemmoma / diagnostic imaging*
Neurilemmoma / surgery