Intraoral Neurinoma of the Lingual Nerve: An Uncommon Tumor in Floor of the Mouth

• Main Authors: Santhosh Kumar kuppusamy (Author), Subramaniyam Ramkumar (Author), Malathi Narasimhan (Author), Emmanuel Azariah Dhiravia Sargunam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neurinoma or schwannoma is an uncommon benign tumor that arises primarily from the nerve sheath of Schwann cells. About 25% has been reported in head and neck region extracranially, but only 1% in the intraoral origin. Intraorally, the tongue is the most common site followed by the palate, floor of...