Ancient schwannoma (Neurilemmoma) of the tongue: A rare case report

Authors : Deepthi TR , Prem Sasikumar, Adarsh VJ , Vani MH , Anu Vijayan, Kavya Maheesan

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijmi.2022.034

Volume : 8

Issue : 4

Year : 2022

Page No : 141-144

Schwannoma or neurilemmoma is an uncommon, benign peripheral nerve tumor derived from Schwann cells. It is usually a slow growing, asymptomatic, well encapsulated tumor that arises in association with a nerve trunk.Here we present a rare case of Ancient Schwannoma in a 20 year old male. The patient presented with a small, slow growing asymptomatic mass on the dorsal surface of the tongue, present since past 1year. Lesion was completely excised. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry.

Keywords: Schwannoma, Neurilemmoma, Tongue, Intraoral peripheral nerve tumor, Verocay bodies

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