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Neurilemoma: relato de caso clínico / Neurilemmoma: a case report
Soares, Priscilla B. N; Marangon, Lucas D; Leal, Rosana M; Capistrano, Hermínia M; Marigo, Helenice A.
  • Soares, Priscilla B. N; s.af
  • Marangon, Lucas D; PUC Minas. Minas Gerais. BR
  • Leal, Rosana M; PUC Minas. Minas Gerais. BR
  • Capistrano, Hermínia M; PUC Minas. Minas Gerais. BR
  • Marigo, Helenice A; PUC Minas. Minas Gerais. BR
ROBRAC ; 21(56)ago. 2012. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-655233
RESUMO
O Neurilemoma (schawannoma) é um tumor benigno que sedesenvolve a partir de uma proliferação desordenada das célulasde Schwann. É uma lesão nodular, assintomática, localizadapreferencialmente na língua e semelhante a lesões proliferativasnão neoplásicas. Microscopicamente exibe padrões histológicoscaracterísticos denominados Antoni A e Antoni B. O objetivodeste trabalho e fazer uma breve revisão da literatura e relatarum caso clínico
ABSTRACT
Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma) is a benign tumor of nervesheath origin. It occurs in the head and neck regions and a fewcases are reported intraorally. Neurilemoma of the tongue presentsas a painless mass, in the third decade of life and displayno gender predilection. It is generally round or oval shaped, solitary,soft, smooth, sharply circumscribed, slow growing, andwell encapsulated, and usually ranges in size from 0.25 to 3.00cm. Surgical enucleation is easy to perform and recurrence israre. Histopathologic examination shows an encapsulated spindlecell tumor, of which two types of the tissue are Antoni A andB. The authors report a case of neurilemmoma of the tongue anda brief review of the literature of this unusual clinical entity.

Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Language: Portuguese Journal: ROBRAC Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: PUC Minas/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Language: Portuguese Journal: ROBRAC Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: PUC Minas/BR