title: Schwannoma of the hard palate.
abstract: Schwannomas are benign encapsulated perineural tumors. The head and neck region is the most common site. Intraoral origin is seen in only 1% of cases, tongue being the most common site; its location in the palate is rare. We report a case of hard-palate schwannoma with bony erosion which was immunohistochemically confirmed. The tumor was excised completely intraorally. After two months of follow-up, the defect was found to be completely covered with palatal mucosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Pradyumna Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Sahoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Palash Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Centre Welfare Home and Research Institute, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Thakurpukur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Saradindu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
keywords: Bony erosion; neurilemmoma; oral cavity