Affiliations 

  • 1 Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • 2 Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
Malaysian Family Physician, 2018;13(3):40-43.
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Abstract

Cervical vagal schwannoma is an uncommon, benign neoplasm. It is usually asymptomatic and
presents as a painless, palpable mass in the neck. However, large schwannomas can cause dysphagia,
dysphonia or dyspnea as a result of compression. We report a case of an extremely rare complication
of vagal schwannoma in which neck palpation induced the patient to cough. As the patient refused
any surgical intervention, conservative management was used.