Schwannoma of floor of the mouth

Schwannoma is an intraoral rare, benign neoplasm arising from and consisting solely of Schwann cells. Its etiology is unknown. It presents as a solitary, slow growing, smooth surfaced, generally asymptomatic firm mass. Schwannomas commonly occur between 30 and 50 years. It is relatively uncommon, al...

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Autores principales: Charles, N. S. C., Ramesh, V., Balamurali, P. D., Singh, Simranjit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3783809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24082761
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-9668.116993
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Sumario:Schwannoma is an intraoral rare, benign neoplasm arising from and consisting solely of Schwann cells. Its etiology is unknown. It presents as a solitary, slow growing, smooth surfaced, generally asymptomatic firm mass. Schwannomas commonly occur between 30 and 50 years. It is relatively uncommon, although a quarter of all Schwannoma's occurs in the head and neck region. Schwannoma of the floor of the mouth is rare in the oral region. Described is a case of Schwannoma of the floor of the mouth in a 28-year-old male, of large size.

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