Palisaded encapsulated neuroma in tongue – A commonly misdiagnosed peripheral nerve sheath tumor

Palisaded encapsulated (solitary circumscribed) neuromas are benign neural tumors, rarely found in oral mucosa. This case reports a 24-year-old man that presented a unique soft nodule at the left side of the tongue. An excisional biopsy was performed under local anesthesia and histopathological exam...

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Main Authors: Agnes Assao, Michele C Pereira, Álvaro H Cury, Cléverson T Soares, Denise T Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2020;volume=63;issue=4;spage=604;epage=607;aulast=Assao