title: Schwannoma of the palatine tonsil.
abstract: Schwannoma is a solitary, benign tumour arising from the neural sheath Schwann cells of the peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves. In the head and neck region, it occurs most commonly in association with the acoustic nerve within the skull and is rarely found in oral structures. When it is found in oral structures, the tongue is reported to be the favoured site. Schwannoma of the tonsil is extremely rare, with only two cases reported in the literature. We report what is, to our knowledge, the third case of schwannoma of the tonsil, diagnosed by histopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India. dranil_ht@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Anil
authors.forename: B V Chandre
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lakshmi
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Niveditha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome