title: Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) of the tonsil.
abstract: Schwannoma of the tonsil is an extremely uncommon clinical entity with only one reported case in an adult in the medical literature to date. We report, to our knowledge, the first known case in a child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Rowlands
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donaldson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery