title: Large plunging schwannoma of the floor of the mouth involving the mylohyoid nerve: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Extracranial schwannomas are rare in the oral cavity, accounting for only 1% of all tumors of this type. This article presents a case study of a schwannoma arising from the mylohyoid nerve that presented as a large nodular swelling in the floor of the mouth extending into the submandibular space.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nilesh
authors.forename: Ramchandra G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Naniwadekar
authors.forename: Neelima A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Malik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: floor of the mouth swelling; mylohyoid nerve; schwannoma