Unusual Presentation of a Giant Schwannoma of Left Lateral Border of Tongue: A Rare Case Report

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Schwannoma is a benign, encapsulated, slow-growing and generally solitary tumour that arise from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Approximately 1–12% occur intraorally with the tongue being one of the site. We report a case of schwannoma of the tongue in a 33-year-old male patient. It presented as a slow growing mass of the tongue. We did the surgical excision of the tumour with the help of CO2 laser, and the patient is in follow-up and is asymptomatic from the last 7 months.

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  1. Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, 41, Indira Market, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, 225001, India

    Parvez Husain

  2. Department of ENT, ESIC Model Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

    Anita Taparwal

  3. Diploma Anaesthesia, Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, Barabanki, India

    Shaheen Khalil Ahmed

  4. Oral Pathology, Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, Barabanki, India

    Benazeer Husain

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PH: Conceptualization, Writing—original draft. AT: Conceptualization, Writing—original draft. ASK: Investigation, Conceptualization, Writing—original draft. BH: Supervision, Writing—review and editing.

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Husain, P., Taparwal, A., Ahmed, S.K. et al. Unusual Presentation of a Giant Schwannoma of Left Lateral Border of Tongue: A Rare Case Report. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02394-2

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Keywords

  • Tongue
  • Schwannoma
  • Schwann cells
  • S-100
  • Giant