title: Giant palatal schwannoma.
abstract: Schwannoma is a benign tumor that arises from nerves that contain Schwann cells. We report a case of giant schwannoma of the hard palate, which originated from the greater palatine nerve and is interesting for its large dimensions.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Siena, Siena; and †Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Ikenna Valentine
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Aboh
authors.forename: Glauco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chisci
authors.forename: Flavia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cascino
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parigi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gennaro
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iannetti
mesh_terms: D005154:Facial Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D021362:Palate, Hard