A Slow Growing Mass of Hard Palate: Schwannoma-Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical & Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are infrequent, benign, epineurium-encapsulated, slow-growing, solitary tumors of ectodermal origin derived from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. They can arise from any cranial, peripheral, or autonomic nerve that contains Schwann cells. They present as slow growing painless swelling in the oral cavity or head and neck region. Approximately 25–45% of all Schwannomas are seen head and neck region and 80% of which arises from vestibulocochlear nerve and found rarely in oral cavity, about 1%. We report a 36 year-old-female complaining about a painless, slow-growing mass of the hard palate. It was excised intraorally and histopathologically diagnosed as Schwannoma.
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Mehmet Karataş
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