Open AccessSchwannomas of the head and neck
Author(s) -
Anastasios Kanatas,
Thomas Mücke,
David Houghton,
David Mitchell
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
oncology reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.637
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1970-5565
pISSN - 1970-5557
DOI - 10.4081/oncol.2009.107
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , presentation (obstetrics) , nerve sheath , incidence (geometry) , schwannoma , radiology , surgery , physics , optics
Schwannomas are benign encapsulated nerve sheath tumors composed of Schwann cells. Malignant change in head and neck schwannomas is rare, with the incidence varying between 8 and 13.9%. In this review, we discuss the presentation and the management of head and neck schwannomas. The issues and difficulties based on our own experience as well as the experience of published reports from the literature are presented