TONGUE BASE SCHWANNOMA: A RARE ENTITY
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 19
Abstract
[b] INTRODUCTION[/b]: Schwannomas are the benign tumours arising from the Schwann cells. Intraoral and pharyngeal schwannomas are rare and constitute less than 1%. [b]CASE REPORT[/b]: We report a case of a 39 year old lady who presented with progressive dysphagia and dysphonia since three months. Intraoral examination showed a well-defined reddish lesion arising from the base of the tongue. She was referred to the department of radiodiagnosis for CT and MRI of the neck to know the extent of the lesion. Differential diagnosis of schwannoma and minor salivary gland tumor was given. Excision biopsy of the lesion was done and the histologic examination showed it as schwannoma.[b] DISCUSSION[/b]: Schwannomas of the base of the tongue are rare and should be included in the differential diagnosis based on the imaging features and enhancement pattern. [b]CONCLUSION[/b]: Imaging features, particularly MRI with contrast helps in differentiating benign from malignant lesions of the base of the tongue. Schwannomas are benign and have good prognosis as they can be excised when compared to the other intraoral malignant lesions.
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Vivek S, Devdas Acharya, Ravichandra G, Vinayaka U. S
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