A Case of Schwannoma of the Tongue.
- Author:
Heon Soo PARK
1
;
Jun HUR
;
Myung Jun JO
;
Ki Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannoma;
Tongue
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Cochlear Nerve;
Cranial Nerves;
Female;
Head;
Humans;
Neck;
Neurilemmoma*;
Olfactory Nerve;
Tongue*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1997;40(2):314-317
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Schwannoma is a benign, solitary tumor which may occur from nerve sheath of the peripheral, sympathetic and cranial nerves and so on except optic and olfactory nerves which have no nerve sheath themselves. Although it occurs most frequently in the head and neck region especially in the acoustic nerve, the schwannoma of the tongue is rare. Recently, we have experienced a case of schwannoma of the tongue in a 13-year-old female. Now we report the case with literature review.
