title: [Extracranial schwannomas. Report of seven cases].
abstract: Seven cases of extracranial schwannomas in head and neck area are presented. The anatomical structures involved were: tongue, oral mucosa, nasal cavity, IX and XI cranial nerves. It rarely appears (7 cases in 19 years). The clinic is anodyne and its diagnosis is anatomopathological. It is treated by enucleation and relapse is infrequent.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital San Millán, Logroño, 26004, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lacosta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zabaleta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Del Hoyo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery