Rare case of palatal schwannoma: Case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Uday Shankar Yaga (Author), Ashwini Kumar Mengji (Author), Radhika Besta (Author), Nishanth Gollamudi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schwannomas, also known as neurilemmoma, are benign, slow-growing nerve sheath tumors arising from Schwann cells. Approximately 25-40% of schwannomas occur in the head and neck region. However, schwannomas that present in the oral cavity are relatively rare, constituting around 1% of all described c...