title: Plexiform hypoglossal schwannoma of the tongue and the submandibular region.
abstract: Hypoglossal schwannomas usually develop in the intracranial portion of the brain. Incidence of hypoglossal schwannomas of the submandibular region is extremely rare. A 27-year-old patient presented to us with hypoglossal schwannoma of the tongue and the submandibular region. The tumor was excised intraorally combined with submandibular approach. Histopathologic examination revealed a plexiform schwannoma (a rare variant).
authors.affiliation: Medical City Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq. akmam65@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Akmam H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Mahdi
authors.forename: Luay E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Al-Khurrhi
authors.forename: Ghada Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Atto
authors.forename: Ameer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhaher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D020437:Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*