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Schwannoma of the tongue

Schwannoma, neurilemmoma or neurinoma is a rare, benign nerve sheath neoplasm composed of Schwann cells. It is usually solitary, slow growing and asymptomatic. Approximately 1–12% of the tumours occur intraorally with the tongue being the most common location. We report a rare case of lingual schwan...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Kavčič, Jakob, Božič, Marko
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073691/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28049116
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2016-215799
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