Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation

Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm that originates from the neural sheath of Schwann cells. Although extracranial schwannomas are commonly observed in the head and neck region, only 1% are found in the intraoral cavity. This article describes the first case in the Eastern Mediterranean region of a lowe...

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Autores principales: Alhammad, Ghadah, Alsaad, Alaa, Aljohani, Tariq, Alajlan, Abdulmajeed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513568
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author Alhammad, Ghadah
Alsaad, Alaa
Aljohani, Tariq
Alajlan, Abdulmajeed
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description Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm that originates from the neural sheath of Schwann cells. Although extracranial schwannomas are commonly observed in the head and neck region, only 1% are found in the intraoral cavity. This article describes the first case in the Eastern Mediterranean region of a lower lip schwannoma in a 17-year-old male patient.
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spelling pubmed-79896782021-03-30 Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation Alhammad, Ghadah Alsaad, Alaa Aljohani, Tariq Alajlan, Abdulmajeed Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Schwannoma is a benign neoplasm that originates from the neural sheath of Schwann cells. Although extracranial schwannomas are commonly observed in the head and neck region, only 1% are found in the intraoral cavity. This article describes the first case in the Eastern Mediterranean region of a lower lip schwannoma in a 17-year-old male patient. S. Karger AG 2021-03-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7989678/ /pubmed/33790761 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513568 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title_full Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title_fullStr Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title_short Schwannoma of the Lower Lip: A Case Report of an Unusual Presentation
title_sort schwannoma of the lower lip: a case report of an unusual presentation
topic Single Case
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790761
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513568
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