Pediatric Isolated Sinonasal Schwannoma: A New Case Report and Literature Review

Schwannomas of the paranasal sinus are uncommon. Less than 4% of schwannomas involve the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, even less in the pediatric age group. A case of schwannoma arising in maxillary sinus in a 2.5-year-old Chinese boy is reported. The basis for discussion of this case is the e...

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Autores principales: Ma, Xiao-Hui, Zhou, Hai-Chun, Lai, Can, Zhu, Kun, Jia, Xuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27882056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2786030
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Sumario:Schwannomas of the paranasal sinus are uncommon. Less than 4% of schwannomas involve the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, even less in the pediatric age group. A case of schwannoma arising in maxillary sinus in a 2.5-year-old Chinese boy is reported. The basis for discussion of this case is the exceptional rarity of sinonasal schwannoma in pediatric patients.

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