RT  - Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ID  - 10.17796/jcpd.33.1.h131208u28306576
T1  - Lingual Schwannoma Involving The Posterior Lateral Border Of The Tongue In A Young Individual: Case Report
A1  - Luciano José Pereira
A1  - Patrícia Peres Iucif Pereira
A1  - João de Paula dos Santos
A1  - Viator Ferreira Reis Filho
A1  - Paulo Roberto Dominguete
A1  - Alessandro A. Costa Pereira
K1  - schwannoma
K1  - neurilemmoma
K1  - mouth
K1  - tongue
YR  - 2008
SP  - 59
AB  - <p>A schwannoma, also called neurilemmoma, is a benign, encapsulated, slow growing tumor, arising from the neural sheath's Schwann cells of the peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves. The etiology is unknown, there is no gender preference and the tumors occur most commonly between the ages of 20 and 50 years. Approximately 25–48 % of these tumors occur in the head and neck region, with only 1% occurring in the mouth. The current case reports a schwannoma of the tongue, found in a 12 year-old boy. The lesion was present for 6 months. The clinical examination revealed a 1.5x1.0 cm, sessile, rubbery, non-tender, non-ulcerated mass on the right posterior lateral border of the tongue. An excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. The histological sections showed a circumscribed submucosal nodule composed of spindle cells with thin wavy nuclei arranged as typical Antoni A (with Verocay bodies) and Antoni B areas. Nuclear palisading distribution (typical of a schwannoma) was readily identifiable. The patient was recurrence free after one year.</p>