Intraoral Schwannoma (Neurilemmoma): A Case Report
Journal Title: IP Indian Journal of Anatomy and Surgery of Head, Neck and Brain - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction It was first described by Verocay in 1910. It is relatively an uncommon neural neoplasm with unknown etiology, schwannoma, also called neurilemmoma, neurinoma, and perineural fibroblastoma, is a solitary, benign, encapsulated, and slow growing tumor, arising from neural sheath’s Schwann cells of the peripheral, cranial (except for the optic and olfactory), spinal, and autonomic nerves, the nomenclature of these cells is attributed to the famous German physiologist and cofounder of the cell theory, The odor Schwann, Verocay first described them as neurinoma in 1908. The literature search revealed 16,906 reports containing the word schwannoma. However, 1117 articles have been published on this benign lesion in the “head and neck” region, and search containing the word “intraoral schwannoma” showed only 29 cases. Although these benign tumors may affect any site of the body, in the head and neck region, the incidence is around 25-48%. Intraoral occurrence of schwannomas is rare with an incidence of about only 1%. The sites of occurrence are usually the tongue, palate, floor of mouth, buccal mucosa, and mandible in descending order of incidence.[1]
Authors and Affiliations
Sanyog Pathak, Anand S. Tegginamani, Wanjari Ghate Sonalika, Vanishree H. S
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