Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review

Schwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25–45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case...

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Published inCase reports in otolaryngology Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Bayindir, Tuba, Kalcioglu, M. Tayyar, Cicek, Mehmet T., Karadag, Nese, Karaman, Abdurrahman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
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Wiley
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Summary:Schwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25–45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case of a upper lip schwannoma in the pediatric age and review the literature.
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Academic Editors: A. Harimaya, N. Perez, and L.-F. Wang
ISSN:2090-6765
2090-6773
DOI:10.1155/2013/363049