A rare case of Scwannoma at carotid space of neck region mimicking as Paraganglioma.

Abstract

This is a case of carotid body tumour at right side of neck region with initially diagnosed as paraganglioma. A 22 year old female patient with an history of pain and swelling at right side of neck region with intermittent headache difficulty during deglutination. Patient has taken medication for pulmonary kochs for 8 months. Now presented with the mentioned complaints with a swelling at right side swelling at neck region. The features and the correlation with MRI report diagnosed as paraganglioma and then on Histopathologic examination showed a tumour mass composed of two different areas admixed with each other either alternatively or diffusely. The final pathological impression was Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma).The diagnosis was definitive with no evidence of paraganglioma.