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Case Reports
. 2016 Oct 8:2016:bcr2016215799.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-215799.

Schwannoma of the tongue

Jakob Kavčič  1 , Marko Božič  2   3
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Case Reports

Schwannoma of the tongue

Jakob Kavčič et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Schwannoma, neurilemmoma or neurinoma is a rare, benign nerve sheath neoplasm composed of Schwann cells. It is usually solitary, slow growing and asymptomatic. Approximately 1-12% of the tumours occur intraorally with the tongue being the most common location. We report a rare case of lingual schwannoma in a 20-year-old female patient involving the tip of the tongue, which was slow growing and asymptomatic. For diagnosis histopathological examination and also immunohistochemistry testing were carried out to confirm the nature of tissue fragments. The treatment was complete surgical excision.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Clinical manifestation of the mass on the tip of the tongue.
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Figure 2
Intraoperative view of the schwannoma.
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Figure 3
Intraoperative view after tumour extirpation.
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Figure 4
The wound was closed using absorbable sutures.
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Figure 5
Clinical presentation after 1 week.
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Gross view of the excised tumour.
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Figure 7
Histological picture with a typical biphasic appearance and Verocay bodies (H&E, original magnification ×100). Image courtesy of assistant Dr Katarina Odar, DMD, PhD, Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana.
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Figure 8
Clinical presentation after 1 month.
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