Schwannoma of the Tongue in a Paediatric Patient: A Case Report and 20-Year Review

• Main Authors: Nitin Bhola (Author), Anendd Jadhav (Author), Rajiv Borle (Author), Gaurav Khemka (Author), Umesh Bhutekar (Author), Sanatan Kumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Schwannomas (Neurilemmomas) are benign, encapsulated, slow-growing, and usually solitary tumours originating from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath with uncertain etiology. Approximately 25-48% of cases are seen in the head and neck region, of which 1% appears in the oral cavity. Lingual...