Extracranial neurilemmomata of the head and neck

Whilst it is to be appreciated that a neurilemmoma is an uncommon type of tumour, it is a diagnostic possibility which must be considered whe one is faced with the management of a patient with a mass involving any part of the head and neck. It should be stressed that the diagnosis is not usually evident after extensive clinical and special investigations but is usually made retrospectively after histological examination of the excised surgical specimen.