Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
Background: Schwannoma is a benign tumor arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. Tongue base schwannomas are very rare and have been sporadically reported; it is usually missed when evaluating a tongue base mass. This work aimed to report a new case of tongue base schwannoma and to revie...
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West Asia Organization for Cancer Prevention
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| description | Background: Schwannoma is a benign tumor arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. Tongue base schwannomas are very rare and have been sporadically reported; it is usually missed when evaluating a tongue base mass. This work aimed to report a new case of tongue base schwannoma and to review the literature about this tumor.
Case presentation: A male patient of 40 years old presented with slowly enlarging mass at the tongue base. Clinical and radiological findings highly suspected of tongue base benign lesion. Trans-oral resection was done and the specimen was subjected to the histopathological evaluation.
Conclusion: Schwannoma should be considered for a well-defined, painless, firm swelling at the tongue base. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-601a78b32fc54de6a08a134c86b686942024-01-30T09:41:31ZengWest Asia Organization for Cancer PreventionAsian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology2538-46352023-05-018219119310.31557/apjcb.2023.8.2.191-1931019Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature ReviewNagwa Abd El-Sadek Ahmed0Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt.Background: Schwannoma is a benign tumor arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves. Tongue base schwannomas are very rare and have been sporadically reported; it is usually missed when evaluating a tongue base mass. This work aimed to report a new case of tongue base schwannoma and to review the literature about this tumor. Case presentation: A male patient of 40 years old presented with slowly enlarging mass at the tongue base. Clinical and radiological findings highly suspected of tongue base benign lesion. Trans-oral resection was done and the specimen was subjected to the histopathological evaluation. Conclusion: Schwannoma should be considered for a well-defined, painless, firm swelling at the tongue base.http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcb/article/view/1019schwannoma, neurilemmoma, tongue base |
| spellingShingle | Nagwa Abd El-Sadek Ahmed Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology schwannoma, neurilemmoma, tongue base |
| title | Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Tongue Base Schwannoma: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | tongue base schwannoma a case report and literature review |
| topic | schwannoma, neurilemmoma, tongue base |
| url | http://www.waocp.com/journal/index.php/apjcb/article/view/1019 |
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