Benign schwannoma of the maxillary antrum.
Schwannoma also known commonly as neurilemmoma and schwann cell tumor is a benign nerve sheath tumor. About 1/3(rd) cases of schwannoma arise from the head and neck region but rarely from the nasal and paranasal sinuses. The recurrence rate in these cases has reported to be very rare. We report a rare case of schwannoma in a 60-year-old woman arising from the maxillary sinus further eroding the orbital floor and nasal bone. We have also described the clinical presentation, radiological, histological findings, and management of the case.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Oshin
O
Hegde
Department of Oral Pathology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Dinkar
D
Desai
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Gowri P
GP
Bhandarkar
Department of Oral Pathology, A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Tony
T
Paul
Maxillary sinus; neurilemmoma; schwannoma