J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2007 Jun;33(3):260-262.
Neurilemmoma of the tongue: Report of two cases
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. doctorjkkim@cu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Nearly 45% of all neurilemmoma occur in the head and neck area, but only 1% have an intraoral origin. The authors report two cases of uncommon neurilemmoma of the tongue. Both of them presented with a mass on the lateral border of the tongue, which was noted several days before. The lesions of tongue appeared as smooth-surfaced, well-circumscribed mass. They were excised under general anesthesia and diagnosed as neurilemmoma on histopathologic examination.
