Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review

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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Main Authors: Tuba Bayindir, M. Tayyar Kalcioglu, Mehmet T. Cicek, Nese Karadag, Abdurrahman Karaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/363049
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spelling 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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author Tuba Bayindir
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Nese Karadag
Abdurrahman Karaman
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Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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title Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review
title_short Schwannoma with an Uncommon Upper Lip Location and Literature Review
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description 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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