title: Lingual schwannoma: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated, slow-growing and usually solitary tumours originating from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Approximately 25-40% of cases are seen in the head and neck region, of which 1% in the oral cavity. We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a young woman who was treated with complete transoral excision, and also review the literature of the past two decades, analyzing epidemiological and clinical data of the 35 cases reported. Lingual schwannomas generally present as a painless lump with an average size of 2 cm in the fourth decade of life and with no gender predilection. Complete transoral excision can be considered standard treatment for these tumours, with no recurrences documented in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Head Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Department, Hospital AC Camargo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Lira
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonçalves Filho
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Kowalski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Head and neck schwannoma; Oral schwannoma; Oral tumour