Superficial malignant schwannoma on the face: a case for early radical surgery.
A case of superficial epithelioid schwannoma is presented. The lesion arose as a skin papule in the infra-orbital region and recurring repeatedly over a five-year period, caused significant local morbidity without metastasis. Radical surgery was delayed in the hope of preserving binocular vision. The similarity of this tumour with a rare variant of malignant melanoma, the neurotropic melanoma, is discussed.
Bleach
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Department of E.N.T., Charing Cross Hospital, London.
Keen
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Dixon
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JA
D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009915:Orbit; D013997:Time Factors