Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2008 Aug;51(8):758-760.

A Case of Ancient Schwannoma of the Submandibular Gland

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  • 1Department of Otolaryngology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. ckyeo@dsmc.or.kr

Abstract

Ancient schwannoma is a benign neoplasm of nerve origin and may cause difficulties in the differential diagnosis with other benign or malignant tumors. It is also a rare variant of schwannoma with atypical tumor cells with nuclear pleomorphism and hyperchromatism. In this report, a 44-years-old female patient with an ancient schwannoma of the submandibular gland is presented, discussed, and the literature is reviewed for head and neck location of this tumor.

Keyword

Nerve sheath neoplasms; Submandibular gland

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Head
Humans
Neck
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Neurilemmoma
Submandibular Gland
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