A Rare Case of Pediatric Oropharyngeal Schwannoma

Mattie Rosi-Schumacher; Maya Raghavan; Michael Pizzuto

doi:10.7759/cureus.46693

A Rare Case of Pediatric Oropharyngeal Schwannoma

Cureus. 2023 Oct 8;15(10):e46693. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46693. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Mattie Rosi-Schumacher¹, Maya Raghavan¹, Michael Pizzuto²

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA.
² Pediatric Otolaryngology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA.

Abstract

This is a case of a male child who presented with a progressively enlarging oropharyngeal mass, hyponasal voice, and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea. Computed tomography imaging of the head and neck revealed a well-circumscribed low-density area of polypoid morphology arising from the left lateral pharyngeal wall, filling most of the posterior oropharynx and extending to a pedicle at the lateral nasopharynx. Histopathological evaluation following surgical excision revealed Antoni A tissue and S100 immunoreactivity. The presentation and diagnosis of benign schwannoma neoplasms are discussed.

Keywords: head and neck tumor; laryngeal schwannoma; nerve sheath tumour; oropharyngeal mass; pediatric otolaryngology; pediatric tumor; schwann cell neoplasm.

Publication types

Case Reports