Palisaded encapsulated neuroma in tongue - A commonly misdiagnosed peripheral nerve sheath tumor

• Main Authors: Agnes Assao (Author), Michele C Pereira (Author), Álvaro H Cury (Author), Cléverson T Soares (Author), Denise T Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Palisaded encapsulated (solitary circumscribed) neuromas are benign neural tumors, rarely found in oral mucosa. This case reports a 24-year-old man that presented a unique soft nodule at the left side of the tongue. An excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia and histopathological exam...