Two cases of neurilemmoma of the tongue.
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.
Batra
Kadambari
K
Department of Otolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. kadambaribatra@gmail.com
Rai
Anil Kumar
AK
Chaudhary
Neena
N
Topno
Sameer
S
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