Schwannoma of the tongue: An unusual presentation in a child.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Schwannomas are benign tumors of nerve sheath and quite uncommon in the oral cavity. In contrast to the earlier reports in the literature, a confounding case of a lingual schwannoma presenting as a symptomatic and exophytic growth on the ventral surface of the tongue in a 12-year-old boy is discussed here.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Paresthesia
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Tongue Diseases
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Humans
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Male
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Tongue Neoplasms
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Child
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Oral Ulcer
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Dysgeusia
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Neurilemmoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Language:
English
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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