Functional outcome following intracapsular resection of head and neck peripheral nerve sheath tumors: a retrospective cohort

Table 2 Surgical approach and outcome of extra-cranial head and neck PNST resection

Pt	Age (y)	Sex	Nerve of origin or location	Preoperative symptoms	Surgical approach	INM	Postoperative symptoms
1	28	F	Vagal	Cervical pain	Intracapsular	+
2	35	F	Vagal	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+
3	72	F	Vagal	Odynophagia	En bloc	–	Hoarseness, dysphagia
4	57	M	Vagal	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+
5	38	M	Vagal	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+	Hoarseness
6	52	M	Vagal	Hoarseness	En bloc	–	Hoarseness
7	18	M	Vagal	Incidental	En bloc	–	Hoarseness
8	69	M	Vagal	Cervical pain	En bloc	–	Hoarseness, dysphagia
9	54	M	Vagal	Hoarseness	En bloc	–	Hoarseness
10	66	F	PPS	Odynophagia	En bloc	–
11	47	F	PPS	Cervical pain	En bloc	–
12	62	F	PPS	Painless mass	Intracapsular	–
13	69	M	Brachial	Pain	Intracapsular	+	Radial numbness
14	65	M	Brachial	Numbness	Intracapsular	+	Radial numbness
15	63	F	Brachial	Pain	Intracapsular	+	C5-6 hypoesthesia
16	81	F	Brachial	Pain	Intracapsular	+	Neuropathic pain
17	37	M	Brachial	Pain	Intracapsular	+
18	29	M	Brachial	Numbness	Intracapsular	+
19	53	F	Cervical	Numbness	Intracapsular	+
20	63	M	Cervical	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+
21	33	F	Cervical	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+
22	42	M	Sympathetic	Painless mass	Intracapsular	–	Horner syndrome
23	36	M	Sympathetic	Incidental	Intracapsular	–	Horner syndrome
24	50	M	Facial	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+	Facial palsy
25	30	M	Facial	Painless mass	Intracapsular	+

PNST, peripheral nerve sheath tumor, INM, intraoperative nerve monitoring, PPS, parapharyngeal space

ISSN: 1916-0216