title: Schwannoma of the tongue.
abstract: Schwannoma, neurilemmoma or neurinoma is a rare, benign nerve sheath neoplasm composed of Schwann cells. It is usually solitary, slow growing and asymptomatic. Approximately 1-12% of the tumours occur intraorally with the tongue being the most common location. We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old female patient involving the tip of the tongue, which was slow growing and asymptomatic. For diagnosis histopathological examination and also immunohistochemistry testing were carried out to confirm the nature of tissue fragments. The treatment was complete surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kavčič
authors.affiliation: OMF kirurgija, Braslovče, Slovenia.|Clinical Department of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8703-3048
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Božič
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult