Diagnosis and management of hypoglossal nerve-derived schwannoma in the floor of mouth: a case series

• Main Authors: Jiayong Zhong (Author), Zhihang Zhou (Author), Yuhua Hu (Author), Tongchao Zhao (Author), Yu Yao (Author), Laiping Zhong (Author), Dongwang Zhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are well-encapsulated, benign, solitary, and slow-growing tumors that originate from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. Extracranial schwannoma is reported to have a relatively high incidence in the tongue while an extremely low incidence in the floor...