TY - JOUR
T1 - Schwannomas of the head and neck
T2 - a case series
AU - Baliga, Mohan
AU - Uppal, Nakul
AU - Ramanathan, Arvind
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2009, Springer.
PY - 2009/9/1
Y1 - 2009/9/1
N2 - Schwannomas are relatively slow growing benign tumors of the nerve sheath with a well developed capsule. They can reach a considerable size. Typically, symptoms of schwannomas are based on the affected nerve. We present four cases of this tumor that occurred in the head and neck. The differential diagnosis of small painless nodules in head and neck must include schwannomas as it is likely that nerve sheath neoplasms are more common than previously reported. However, due to benign nature and low recurrence prognosis is excellent.
AB - Schwannomas are relatively slow growing benign tumors of the nerve sheath with a well developed capsule. They can reach a considerable size. Typically, symptoms of schwannomas are based on the affected nerve. We present four cases of this tumor that occurred in the head and neck. The differential diagnosis of small painless nodules in head and neck must include schwannomas as it is likely that nerve sheath neoplasms are more common than previously reported. However, due to benign nature and low recurrence prognosis is excellent.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12663-009-0069-9
DO - 10.1007/s12663-009-0069-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062228110
SN - 0972-8279
VL - 8
SP - 283
EP - 286
JO - Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
JF - Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery
IS - 3
ER -