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| Neurilemmoma of the tongue: A case report | ||||||
| Pallav Kumar Kinra1, Jayakumar K2, Manoj Joseph Michael2 | ||||||
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1Junior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,Govt. Dental College,Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. | ||||||
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| Kinra PK, Jayakumar K, Michael MJ. Neurilemmoma of the tongue: A case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2014;5(3):218–221. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Neurilemmomas, also referred to as schwannomas or neurinomas, are benign encapsulated nerve sheath tumors composed of Schwann cells. Neurilemmomas arise when proliferating schwann cells form a tumor mass of unknown etiology encompassing motor and sensory peripheral nerves. We report a rare case of neurilemmoma over the ventral surface of the tongue.
Case Report: A 15-year-old child came to our Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode complains of swelling over ventral surface of tongue since two years. The lesion was freely moveable and asymptomatic. Clinically, the lesion appeared to be a benign soft tissue neoplasm. Excisional biopsy of the lesion was done under local anesthesia and tissue was sent for histopathological examination. Diagnosis is made by histological examination of the lesion. The treatment is surgical excision of the lesion. They do not show recurrence after complete excision. Conclusion: As neurilemmoma is a benign neoplasm, surgical excision is the treatment of choice. The prognosis of neurilemmoma is usually excellent after adequate excision. This case showed no recurrence after the treatment and malignant transformation of a previously benign neurilemmoma is exceedingly rare. | |
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Keywords:
Neurilemmoma, Tongue, Oral cavity, Schwannoma
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Author Contributions
Pallav Kumar Kinra – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Jayakumar K – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published Manoj Joseph Michael – Conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Critical revision of the article, Final approval of the version to be published |
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The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Conflict of interest
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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© Pallav Kumar Kinra et al. 2014; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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