Schwannoma of the upper lip: a case report.
Schwannomas are neurogenic tumors that arise from the Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. They are benign, usually solitary, and encapsulated neoplasms. In this report, a 29-year-old woman with a complaint of painless swelling in the upper lip is presented. Computed tomography showed a well-circumscribed solid mass. The lesion was excised and histopathologic diagnosis was made as schwannoma. The postoperative course was uneventful. No recurrence was observed during a follow-up period of 12 months.
Yilmaz
Mustafa Deniz
MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey. denizy@aku.edu.tr
Tokyol
Ciğdem
C
Dereköy
Fevzi Sefa
FS
Altuntaş
Ali
A
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed