title: Neurilemmoma of the tongue.
abstract: The authors report a case of uncommon neurilemmoma on the tip of the tongue. A 23-year-old Korean man presented with a mass on the tip of the tongue, which was noted first 3 years before, when it was a small nodule. The mass had been growing slowly. Physical examination revealed a firm, not-tender, oval, elevated, protruded, red mass on the right side tip of the tongue. It measured 2 x 2 cm. The lesion was well capsulated and separated easily. A complete excision was done, and the wound was closed primarily. Histopathologic examination revealed an encapsulated spindle cell tumor, of which two types of the tissue were clear. A small and slow-growing mass in the tongue with positive history of tongue bite is first suggestive of neurilemmoma, as well as neurofibroma, lingual cyst, and minor salivary gland tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University, Jung-gu, Incheon, Korea. jokerhg@inha.ac.uk
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Sun Goo
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Ik
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Se Il
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003094:Collagen; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins; D003094:Collagen