Schwannoma of Floor of the Mouth: A Case Report
Received Date: Jan 31, 2020 / Accepted Date: Feb 14, 2020 / Published Date: Feb 21, 2020
Abstract
Schwannomas, which are benign tumors that arise from Schwann cells in the myelinated nerves, are common soft tissue tumors in the head and neck region. However, the occurrence of schwannomas in the oral cavity is very rare, accounting for only 1% of all schwannomas in the head and neck region. We report a case of a slowly growing schwannoma exceeding 3 cm in size that occurred on the right side of the floor of the mouth in a 21-year-old woman. The patient underwent a magnetic resonance imaging MRI examination and surgical resection. The patient was definitively diagnosed by histopathological examination and immunohistochemical examination.
Keywords: Schwannoma; Neurinoma; Oral cavity
Citation: Omori H , Nakano K, Nagata Y, Takabatake K, Kawai H, et al. (2020) Schwannoma of Floor of the Mouth: A Case Report. Diagn Pathol Open 5: 162. Doi: 10.4172/2476-2024.1000162
Copyright: © 2020 Omori H, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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