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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan;5(1):39-41.
doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.140169.

Schwannoma of the hard palate

Pradyumna Kumar Sahoo  1 , Palash Kumar Mandal  2 , Saradindu Ghosh  1
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Case Reports

Schwannoma of the hard palate

Pradyumna Kumar Sahoo et al. Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign encapsulated perineural tumors. The head and neck region is the most common site. Intraoral origin is seen in only 1% of cases, tongue being the most common site; its location in the palate is rare. We report a case of hard-palate schwannoma with bony erosion which was immunohistochemically confirmed. The tumor was excised completely intraorally. After two months of follow-up, the defect was found to be completely covered with palatal mucosa.

Keywords: Bony erosion; neurilemmoma; oral cavity.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) The lesion over the hard palate; (b) bony erosion of the hard palate in CECT; (c) excised specimen, oral side; (d) cut section of excised specimen
Figure 2
Figure 2
Schwannoma with Antoni A and Antoni B areas, H and E, ×100; inset-S100-positive tumor cells, ×100
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