Venkatachala Sandhya, Krishnakumar R, Rubby Sheik Afzal
Department of Pathology, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, India ; PSG Hospitals, G-6 Doctor's Quarters, Peelamedu, Coimbatore, 641004 Tamilnadu India.
Department of Surgery, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore, India.
Indian J Surg. 2013 Jun;75(Suppl 1):319-21. doi: 10.1007/s12262-012-0670-x. Epub 2012 Jul 12.
Schwannomas are relatively uncommon, slow-growing benign neoplasms that can arise from any cranial, peripheral or autonomic nerves. These neoplasms are derived from Schwann cells. The involvement of the palate is a rare presentation although there have been a few reported cases of schwannomas arising in the tongue. This is a case report of one such rare presentation-a case of Schwannoma in a 43-year-old man at a rare site, soft palate. At this location, the clinical diagnosis is confounded by other tumours such as minor salivary gland tumour, pyogenic granuloma and lipoma.
施万细胞瘤相对少见，生长缓慢，是一种可起源于任何颅神经、周围神经或自主神经的良性肿瘤。这些肿瘤起源于施万细胞。腭部受累是一种罕见的表现，尽管已有少数舌部发生施万细胞瘤的病例报道。本文报告一例如此罕见的表现——一名43岁男性软腭罕见部位的施万细胞瘤病例。在此部位，临床诊断会被其他肿瘤如小涎腺肿瘤、化脓性肉芽肿和脂肪瘤所混淆。
