Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report

Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report

Schwannoma is a benign tumour that arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath, and is a common tumour of the head and neck. However, intraoral location is very uncommon (only 1% of all head and neck schwannomas).We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old male patient...

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Main Authors: Ines Abreu, Diogo Roriz, Pedro Rodrigues, Ãngela Moreira, Cristina Marques, Filipe Caseiro Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047717300023
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spelling doaj-a7b6031576ef4e53a807fb3830c817822020-11-25T02:17:11ZengElsevierEuropean Journal of Radiology Open2352-04772017-01-01413Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case reportInes Abreu0Diogo Roriz1Pedro Rodrigues2Ãngela Moreira3Cristina Marques4Filipe Caseiro Alves5Serviço de Imagem Médica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal; Corresponding author.Serviço de Imagem Médica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Anatomia Patológica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Imagem Médica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Imagem Médica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalServiço de Imagem Médica - Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Coimbra, Praceta Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, PortugalSchwannoma is a benign tumour that arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath, and is a common tumour of the head and neck. However, intraoral location is very uncommon (only 1% of all head and neck schwannomas).We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old male patient who presented with a small, slow-growing mass over the right lateral border of the tongue with 1 year of evolution and that became recently ulcerated. The patient underwent MRI examination and complete surgical excision. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed the diagnosis. Keywords: Schwannoma, Tongue, Neurilemmoma, Oral cavity, MRIhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047717300023
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author Ines Abreu
Diogo Roriz
Pedro Rodrigues
Ãngela Moreira
Cristina Marques
Filipe Caseiro Alves
spellingShingle Ines Abreu
Diogo Roriz
Pedro Rodrigues
Ãngela Moreira
Cristina Marques
Filipe Caseiro Alves
Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
European Journal of Radiology Open
author_facet Ines Abreu
Diogo Roriz
Pedro Rodrigues
Ãngela Moreira
Cristina Marques
Filipe Caseiro Alves
author_sort Ines Abreu
title Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
title_short Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
title_full Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
title_fullStr Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Schwannoma of the tongueâA common tumour in a rare location: A case report
title_sort schwannoma of the tongueâa common tumour in a rare location: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series European Journal of Radiology Open
issn 2352-0477
publishDate 2017-01-01
description Schwannoma is a benign tumour that arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath, and is a common tumour of the head and neck. However, intraoral location is very uncommon (only 1% of all head and neck schwannomas).We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old male patient who presented with a small, slow-growing mass over the right lateral border of the tongue with 1 year of evolution and that became recently ulcerated. The patient underwent MRI examination and complete surgical excision. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examination confirmed the diagnosis. Keywords: Schwannoma, Tongue, Neurilemmoma, Oral cavity, MRI
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047717300023
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