Schwannoma Located in Nasopharyngeal Region.
Schwannoma is a tumor which has neuroectoderm origins, is hard, well-circumscribed, encapsulated, and slow growing benign cranial tumor, and may autonomously grow out of the nerve sheath of peripheral nerves. It is mostly seen in the head and neck region. In the paranasal sinus and nose areas, it is seen at a rate of 4%. The diagnosis is mostly made after histopathological examination. In this paper, a Schwannoma case observed in the nasopharyngeal region was presented in a 20-year-old female who had complaints of sleeping with open mouth, snoring, foreign body feeling in throat, and swallowing difficulties. The tumor was extracted via transoral approach. No recurrence was observed during follow-up over the next year. This case presentation is presented for the first time in the literature in English.
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Fadlullah
F
Aksoy
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Alper
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A
Yenigun
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Erol
E
Senturk
Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Bezmialem Vakif University, Fatih, 34093 Istanbul, Turkey.
Orhan
O
Ozturan