title: Schwannoma of the hard palate.
abstract: Schwannoma or neurilemmomas are benign, slow-growing, usually solitary, encapsulated tumors. They originate from the schwann cells of the nerve sheath. Approximately 30-40% of head and neck tumors are schwannomas. Intraoral schwannomas constitute a mere 1%. Tongue is the commonest site of schwannomas intraorally. Here we report a rare case of a hard palate swelling which was histopathologically diagnosed as schwannoma. The lesion was completely excised intraorally.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, PESIMSR, Kuppam, 517 425 Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: V Ashok
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunita
keywords: Hard palate; Schwannomas