title: Tongue schwannoma: clinicopathological findings.
abstract: Schwannomas are peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Approximately 25% of extracranial schwannomas are located in the head and neck district, but only 1% shows an intraoral origin. We report a case of a 28-year-old patient with a tongue schwannoma. Morphologic analysis and immunohistochemical findings strongly support the diagnosis. Surgical treatment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: School and Unit of Maxillo-Facial Surgery and †Department of Human Pathology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy. lc.lab@libero.it
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Catalfamo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardo
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Familiari
authors.forename: Marzia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrocelli
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iudicello
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ieni
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Barresi
authors.forename: Francesco Saverio
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: De Ponte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*