Open AccessMalignant schwannoma of the lingual nerve : a case report
Author(s) -
NayankumarHarshadkumar Patel,
Tahwinder Upile,
Azfar Zaman,
Chitta Ranjan Chowdhury,
Abir Bhattacharyya
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02991487
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , otorhinolaryngology , head and neck surgery , head and neck , lingual nerve , radiology , neurosurgery , surgery , tongue , pathology
Malignant schwannomas of the head and neck are rare tumours that offer various diagnostic and therapeutic challenges encompassing the breadth of modern histupatholagy, radiology and surgery, We describe the only reported case oj a de novo malignant schwannoma affecting the lingual nerve. Presenting a review of the literature and using our case for illustration we discuss some of the pertinent features in the management of patients with this condition.