Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review
Schwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25–45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case...
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doaj-1e621d3f0a204f5a862119b7ca4f40d82020-11-24T21:20:04ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732013-01-01201310.1155/2013/363049363049Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature ReviewTuba Bayindir0M. Tayyar Kalcioglu1Mehmet T. Cicek2Nese Karadag3Abdurrahman Karaman4Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, 34347 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Istanbul Medeniyet University, 34347 Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, 34347 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, 34347 Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Medical Faculty, Inonu University, 34347 Malatya, TurkeySchwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25–45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case of a upper lip schwannoma in the pediatric age and review the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/363049 |
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Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review |
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Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review |
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Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review |
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schwannoma with an uncommon upper lip location and literature review |
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Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
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Schwannomas are usually single, encapsulated, and benign tumors of the nerve sheath that arise from the perineural Schwann cells. Schwannomas are mostly seen in the fourth decade. Despite its location in the head and neck region is 25–45%, lip location of schwannoma are very rare. We present a case of a upper lip schwannoma in the pediatric age and review the literature. |
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