title: Schwannoma presenting in the soft palate of a nine-year-old boy.
abstract: Swellings and tumours within the oral cavity are a common finding, however, benign intra-oral schwannoma or neurolemma is relatively uncommon, especially in younger patients. Involvement of the palate is a rare presentation although there have been a few reported cases relating to the lingual and other tissues. This paper reviews intra-oral schwannomas and presents a case of such a tumour of the soft palate in a paediatric patient and discusses the presenting features, differential diagnoses, along with the management of the condition.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Dental Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Ourvinder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: North
authors.forename: Julian M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*