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Modified Radical Neck Dissection for Cervical Metastasis
Published on: February 20, 2026
Successful excision of a rare cervical neurofibroma arising from the phrenic nerve: a case report
Hidetaka Arishima1, Nathalie Streichenberger, Marc Sindou
1Department of Neurosurgery, University of Fukui, 23-3, Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan. ari@u.fukui-med.ac.jp
Introduction:
The patient had an enlarging left-side neck mass without neurological symptoms.
Methods:
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed a well-demarcated mass close to the left root of C4.
Results:
During the surgery, we confirmed a tumour arising from the cervical phrenic nerve. Although neurogenic tumours of the phrenic nerve are associated with a high risk of causing hemidiaphragm palsy after the total excision, we could carry out a total excision without deficit.
Conclusion:
The pathological examination revealed a neurofibroma.
