Schwannoma with secondary erosion of mandible: case report with a review of the literature.
Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a common, histologically distinctive, benign, usually encapsulated, peripheral nerve tumour of Schwann cell origin. We report a case of schwannoma arising from soft tissue near the mandible. A 53-year-old female presented at our department with painless swelling of lingual mucosa of the mandible. The first molar was extracted 20 months before. Panoramic radiograph showed a suspected residual cyst. It was impossible to determine prior to surgery whether this was a peripheral nerve sheath tumour. The lesion was completely removed; the tumour appears to have originated in soft tissue and caused secondary erosion of the mandible.
Baranović
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, Avenue G. Suska 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Macan
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Begović
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Luksic
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Brajdić
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Manojlović
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D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications*