Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bayindir, Tuba, Kalcioglu, M. Tayyar, Cicek, Mehmet T., Karadag, Nese, Karaman, Abdurrahman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/363049
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Sumario: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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