Neurilemmoma of the vagus nerve: a case report

A CASE of an unusually big neurilemmoma arising from the vagus nerve in the neck is presented in this paper. The tumour was so big that it could not be removed until its size had been reduced by the removal of about 15 cc of its fluid contents. The patient had a cardiac arrest on removal of the tumour, denoting probable stimulation of the vagus nerve leading to vagal arrest. His heart started, however, after resuscitative measures and he has not shown any residual cardiac abnormalities, thus indicating that the main vagal trunk was undamaged.