A clinical case report of a Schwannoma on the tip of the tongue
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Vafiadis, M.
Fiska, A.
Panopoulou, M.
Assimakopoulos, D.
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OBJECTIVES: Schwannomas (neurilemmomas) are benign solitary tumours which arise from the Schwann cells of the neural sheath, most often from the VIII cranial nerve. Extracranially, 25% of all schwannomas are located in the head and neck. Intra-oral development is uncommon and a location in the tongue has been reported in individual cases. METHODOLOGY: We present a young patient with a schwannoma in the distal right side of the tongue. RESULTS: The tumour had grown slowly producing no symptoms. The diagnosis was made on histological examination. Surgical enucleation of the mass was uncomplicated and there was no recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: We report a further case of a schwannoma of the tongue, highlighting the need for this to be considered in the differential diagnosis.
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Adolescent, Biopsy, Needle, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Male, Neoplasm Staging, Neurilemmoma/*pathology/*surgery, Risk Assessment, Tongue Neoplasms/*pathology/*surgery, Treatment Outcome
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16429754
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής