title: Rare occurrence of intraosseous schwannoma in a young child, its review and its pathogenesis.
abstract: Schwannoma is a benign, encapsulated, perineural tumor that arises from the Schwann cells. Approximately 25% of the reported cases originate from the head and neck region. Of these, approximately 1-12% occurs intraorally. The intrabony lesion accounts for less than 1% of the central neoplasms. We report a rare case of intraosseous schwannoma in an 8-year-old male patient characteristically originating from the mental nerve. Radiographic examination followed by histopathological evaluation was further confirmed by immunohistochemical markers, S-100 protein, and GFAP that stained intensely positive for the tumor. Thus, confirming the diagnosis of intraosseous schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, I.T.S-CDSR, Muradnagar, Ghaziabad, India.
authors.forename: Ajay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Ruchi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bindal
authors.forename: Devi Charan
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Mahima
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dua