Vafiadis M, Fiska A, Panopoulou M, Assimakopoulos D
ENT Department, Medical School, Demokrition University of Thrace, Greece.
B-ENT. 2005;1(4):201-4.
Schwannomas (neurilemmomas) are benign solitary tumours which arise from the Schwann cells of the neural sheath, most often from the VIII cranial nerve. Extracranially, 25% of all schwannomas are located in the head and neck. Intra-oral development is uncommon and a location in the tongue has been reported in individual cases.
We present a young patient with a schwannoma in the distal right side of the tongue.
The tumour had grown slowly producing no symptoms. The diagnosis was made on histological examination. Surgical enucleation of the mass was uncomplicated and there was no recurrence.
We report a further case of a schwannoma of the tongue, highlighting the need for this to be considered in the differential diagnosis.
施万瘤（神经鞘瘤）是起源于神经鞘雪旺细胞的良性孤立性肿瘤，最常见于第八对脑神经。在颅外，所有施万瘤中有25%位于头颈部。口腔内发生较为罕见，个别病例报道过发生于舌部。
我们报告一名年轻患者，其舌右侧远端患有施万瘤。
肿瘤生长缓慢，未产生任何症状。通过组织学检查做出诊断。肿物的手术摘除过程顺利，且无复发。
我们报告了一例舌部施万瘤的病例，强调在鉴别诊断中需要考虑到这种情况。
