This is a report on a 54-year-old male who noticed a swelling in the right side of the neck one months prior to admission. Palpation of the tumor readily caused coughing spells. Surgical procedure to the tumor revealed a band arising at the center of the tumor extended into the intrathoracic cavity.
The size of the removed tumor was measured 8×5×3cm. Pathological examination showed neurilemmoma, a combination of histological features of Antoni A and B types.
The patient developed paralysis of the right vocal cord postoperatively but otherwise patient developed paralysis of the right vocal cord postoperatively but otherwise uneventful.