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. 2013:2013:363049.
doi: 10.1155/2013/363049. Epub 2013 Feb 26.

Schwannoma with an uncommon upper lip location and literature review

Tuba Bayindir  1 , M Tayyar Kalcioglu, Mehmet T Cicek, Nese Karadag, Abdurrahman Karaman
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Schwannoma with an uncommon upper lip location and literature review

Tuba Bayindir et al. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2013.

Abstract

Schwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25-45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case of a upper lip schwannoma in the pediatric age and review the literature.

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Figure 1
Encapsulated mesenchymal tumor (H&E, ×10): capsule (arrow), Verocay bodies (open arrow).
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Figure 2
Tumor cells' nuclei arranged in a palisading fashion (Verocay body, open arrow) (H&E, ×20).
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