Abstract

RAMYEAD, DP; ENSLIN, J; CHOKOE MALULEKE, MJ  and  WHITE, M. A case report on lingual schwannoma. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2024, vol.62, n.3, pp.290-293. ISSN 2078-5151.  https://doi.org/10.36303/SAJS.00271.

Schwannomas are benign tumours of peripheral nerves originating in the nerve sheaths. Only 1% are reported in the oral cavity. We report a 24-year-old female who presented with a 10-year history of a mass at the base of the tongue with associated odynodysphagia, referred otalgia and loss of weight. Oral examination revealed a large left sided base of tongue mass extending into the vallecula. An open transcervical suprahyoid resection was performed with a good outcome.

Keywords : benign oral tumour; lingual schwannoma; transcervical suprahyoid resection; Antoni A cells; Antoni B cells.

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