Schwannoma of the Cervical Symphathetic Chain: First case report from Oman

Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated and slow-growing nerve sheath tumours arising from schwann cells. the schwannoma arising from the cervical sympathetic chain (scsc) is a very rare tumour. it usually presents as a slow growing, painless and asymptomatic neck mass, hence preoperative clinical diagnosis is difficult. radiological investigation and fine needle aspiration cytology make only a small contribution to its preoperative diagnosis, histopathological examination being much more useful. we report here the first case report of scsc from oman. it occurred in a 45 year-old female and was successfully excised