Schwannoma of the tonsil.
Between 25 and 48% of schwannomas have been reported to occur in the head and neck region; the acoustic nerve is involved in most cases. Schwannomas arising in the tonsil are extremely uncommon. We report a case of tonsillar schwannoma in a 23-year-old woman. We also review the literature on this rare entity.
Lee
Byung-Joo
BJ
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea.
Wang
Soo-Geun
SG
Lee
Jin-Choon
JC
Lee
Il-Woo
IW
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery