Central neurilemmoma of the mandible: Report of a case and review of the literatures in Japan

Neurilemmoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor arising from the Schwann cells. Most of these tumors arise in the head and neck region but rarely in the mandible. We present a case of central neurilemmoma of the mandible. A 36 year-old woman referred to us on July 30, 1984 complained of paresthesia the...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 33; no. 11; pp. 2259 - 2264
Main Authors HIRAKI, Shinichiro, NIKI, Hiroshi, INOUE, Masahiro, HORII, Katsuko, HAMADA, Yukihito, OKANO, Hakuro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1987
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central
mandible
neurilemmoma
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Summary:Neurilemmoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor arising from the Schwann cells. Most of these tumors arise in the head and neck region but rarely in the mandible. We present a case of central neurilemmoma of the mandible. A 36 year-old woman referred to us on July 30, 1984 complained of paresthesia the right lateral border of tongue and right side of lower lip. The clinical diagnosis was suspected kerato cyst. Biopsy specimen was taken and diagnosed neurilemmoma showing mixed type of Antoni A and B. Removal of this tumor was performed under general anesthesia on Nov. 9, 1984. In a review of literature from 1959 to 1986, we were able to find 16 cases of central neurilemmoma of the mandible.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.33.2259