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Rare case of palatal schwannoma: Case report and review of literature

Author(s) -

Nishanth Gollamudi,

UdayShankar Yaga,

AshwiniKumar Mengji,

Radhika Besta

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of indian academy of oral medicine and radiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 0975-1572

pISSN - 0972-1363

DOI - 10.4103/0972-1363.170474

Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , histopathology , oral cavity , head and neck , nerve sheath , histopathological examination , soft palate , surgery , hard palate , soft tissue , surgical excision , radiology , pathology , dentistry

Schwannomas, also known as neurilemmoma, are benign, slow-growing nerve sheath tumors arising from Schwann cells. Approximately 25-40% of schwannomas occur in the head and neck region. However, schwannomas that present in the oral cavity are relatively rare, constituting around 1% of all described cases in the head and neck region. [1],[2] Here, we report a rare case of an intraoral schwannoma, in a 28-year-old male, with painless swelling located in the posterolateral aspect of the soft palate on the right side. Definitive diagnosis was obtained after histopathology examination. Surgical excision of the tumor was done with no complications or recurrences

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