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Alfred D. Katz, MD; Victor Passy, MD; Leo Kaplan, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1971;103(1):51-56.

Abstract
Fifteen extracranial, solitary, neurogenous, resected neoplasms of the face and neck involved major nerves or nerve plexuses. There were ten female and five male patients, ranging in age from 5 to 65 years. The nerves involved were: vagus, four; cervical sympathetic plexus, three; brachial plexus, two; facial, two; trigeminal, one; spinoaccessory, one; hypoglossal, one; and cervical sensory plexus, one. No tumor recurred. One patient was lost to follow-up, and in another intrathecal and aural meningiomas persisted. Ten of the 15 experienced postoperative neurological signs, and in five persistence to the date of this report occurred. Because the majority of these neoplasms are benign, the nerve of origin should be preserved during resection.

Author Affiliations
Los Angeles; Irvine, Calif; Los Angeles

From the divisions of surgery (Dr. Katz) and laboratories (Dr. Kaplan), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; and Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine (Dr. Passy and Dr. Katz).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 3, 1971.

Read before the annual meeting of the Southern California Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Palm Springs, Calif, Jan 16, 1971.

Reprint requests to 8733 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles 90048 (Dr. Katz).

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