Schwannoma of the lower lip. A case report and review of the literature
Constantinos MOUROUZIS, Panayiotis DAIS, George GKINIS, Helen MACHERA, George RALLIS
Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, General Hospital of Attika “KAT”, Athens, Greece (Head: Dr. George Rallis)
Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Attika “KAT”, Athens, Greece (Head: Dr. Helen Machera)
Hellenic Archives of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (2011) 3, 189-193
SUMMARY: Schwannomas are neurogenic tumours that arise from the Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. They are benign, usually solitary, and encapsulated neoplasms. They rarely occur in the lip area. We report a very rare case of a 16-year-old male patient with schwannoma of the lower lip. Complete excision of the tumour led to cure without any aesthetic deficit. Histological examination and immunohistochemical staining were used for the diagnosis. Even though schwannoma is a clinical rarity, it should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of a lower lip mass.
KEY WORDS: schwannoma, lower lip, neurogenic tumours
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