Lingual schwannoma.
Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are benign, slow growing, usually solitary and encapsulated tumor, originating from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. Intraoral schwannoma accounts for 1% of head and neck region and are commonly seen at the base region of tongue. Most of the few such reports in the literature, have described schwannomas that occurred in the tongue. In this article, we report a rare case of lingual schwannoma involving the anterior of tongue, in a young individual, in whom the lesion was completely excised via an intra oral approach.
Enoz
Murat
M
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Istanbul University, School of Medicine, Turkey. muratenoz@yahoo.com
Suoglu
Yusufhan
Y
Ilhan
Ridvan
R
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery