Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue
We present the case of a 38-year-old woman that presented with a very slowly enlarging mass of the tongue. MRI revealed a large mass originating in the tongue base and extending to the supraglottic space. Biopsy of this tumor confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. An endaural approach allowed comple...
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| description | We present the case of a 38-year-old woman that presented with a very slowly enlarging mass of the tongue. MRI revealed a large mass originating in the tongue base and extending to the supraglottic space. Biopsy of this tumor confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. An endaural approach allowed complete resection of the tumor. Definitive histopathological examination showed a plexiform schwannoma. Schwannoma or neurilemoma represents a benign tumor potentially affecting any nerve. The head and neck region is a relatively common location for schwannomas, but tongue schwannomas are considered to be rare and pose the problem of both clinical and histological differential diagnosis of tongue masses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f7a953724d6542e5a865db71b67acbbc2025-02-03T05:54:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732011-01-01201110.1155/2011/762524762524Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the TongueLluís Nisa0Toni von Büren1Amine Tiab2Roland Giger3Department of ENT., Hôpital de Sion-CHCVs-RSV, Avenue du Grand Champsec 80, 1950 Sion, SwitzerlandDepartment of ENT., Hôpital de Sion-CHCVs-RSV, Avenue du Grand Champsec 80, 1950 Sion, SwitzerlandDepartment of Pathology, Central Institute of the Valais Hospitals, 1950 Sion, SwitzerlandDepartment of ENT., Hôpital de Sion-CHCVs-RSV, Avenue du Grand Champsec 80, 1950 Sion, SwitzerlandWe present the case of a 38-year-old woman that presented with a very slowly enlarging mass of the tongue. MRI revealed a large mass originating in the tongue base and extending to the supraglottic space. Biopsy of this tumor confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. An endaural approach allowed complete resection of the tumor. Definitive histopathological examination showed a plexiform schwannoma. Schwannoma or neurilemoma represents a benign tumor potentially affecting any nerve. The head and neck region is a relatively common location for schwannomas, but tongue schwannomas are considered to be rare and pose the problem of both clinical and histological differential diagnosis of tongue masses.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/762524 |
| spellingShingle | Lluís Nisa Toni von Büren Amine Tiab Roland Giger Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue |
| title_full | Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue |
| title_fullStr | Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue |
| title_short | Giant Plexiform Schwannoma of the Tongue |
| title_sort | giant plexiform schwannoma of the tongue |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/762524 |
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