A rare cause of cervical swelling: Solitary plexiform neurofibroma.

INTRODUCTION: Plexiform cervical neurofibromas are benign neoplasm, extremely rare, difficult to diagnose and to manage. Only some cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 60-year-old man admitted for a lateral neck mass, for which the surgical indication was the increase in volume of this mass, as well as the aesthetical impairment, the surgical exploration found the tumor attached to the cervical plexus. The excision of the mass was performed without damaging nerve. The pathological study was in favor of a plexiform neurofibroma. DISCUSSION: Even though Plexiform cervical neurofibroma are extremely rare, and their diagnosis are not often primary evoked in front of any growing mass of this region, the surgeon must keep in mind the existence of these neoplasms as a differential diagnosis of a neck tumor. CONCLUSION: Surgery remains the gold standard in the treatment of these locally invasive tumors. It is essential that the surgeon keep in mind the possibility of these tumors as a differential diagnosis of a neck tumor.

Endoscopic resection of solitary fibrous tumor of the ethmoid: Case report review of the literature.

INTRODUCTION: Solitary fibrous tumour (SFT), as are benign neoplasms of fibroblastic cells. Nasosinusal localisation is exremely rare, difficult to diagnose and to manage. CASE REPORT: We report a rare case of Solitary fibrous tumour in the nasal cavity in a 47-year-old- woman, with complete surgical resection. DISCUSSION: SFTs are of mesenchymal origin, mainly from serous membranes. The head and neck region is affected with a percentage ranging from 5 to 27%. On the other hand, LTS unusually affects the nasal tract (NTS). Because of this rarity and its variable morphological appearance, it is difficult to distinguish TNS from other mesenchymal lesions. CONCLUSION: Although there are no standard clinical guidelines, the preferred treatment for FLS is radical surgical resection.