title: Two cases of neurilemmoma of the tongue.
abstract: Neurilemmomas of the tongue are uncommon. When they do occur; treatment is simple. However; diagnosis is invariably delayed because of the vagueness of symptoms. We encountered 2 cases of this unusual tumor within weeks of each other In 1 of these cases, the definitive diagnosis was delayed because of the atypical clinical picture-that is, an abscess in the tongue that had caused respiratory distress. We describe our management of these 2 cases, and we discuss what has been published in the literature regarding the presentation, diagnosis, histopathology, treatment, and prognosis for patients with glossal neurilemmoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. kadambaribatra@gmail.com
authors.forename: Kadambari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Anil Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Topno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery