Schwannoma of the upper lip in an adolescent: report of a rare case

• Main Authors: Laura Boldrin Cardoso de Souza (Author), Aline da Luz Sousa (Author), Luís Henrique Barbizan de Moura (Author), Milvia Maria Simões e Silva Enokihara (Author), Samira Yarak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schwannomas are benign nerve sheath tumors derived from Schwann cells. The sites most often involved are the head and neck (25-48%), with only 1% occurring in the oral cavity. Most schwannomas occur in adult individuals between the third and fifth decades of life. Lip involvement is extremely rare d...