Neurilemmoma of the tongue: Report of two cases.
- Author:
Gyu Wook PARK
1
;
Jeong Kyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. doctorjkkim@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurilemmoma;
Tongue
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Head;
Neck;
Neurilemmoma*;
Tongue*
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2007;33(3):260-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nearly 45% of all neurilemmoma occur in the head and neck area, but only 1% have an intraoral origin. The authors report two cases of uncommon neurilemmoma of the tongue. Both of them presented with a mass on the lateral border of the tongue, which was noted several days before. The lesions of tongue appeared as smooth-surfaced, well-circumscribed mass. They were excised under general anesthesia and diagnosed as neurilemmoma on histopathologic examination.
