CASE REPORTS
A Rare Tumor of Palatine Tonsil: Schwannoma
Palatin Tonsilin Nadir Görülen Bir Tümörü: Schwannom
Received Date : 03 Feb 2020
Accepted Date : 25 Feb 2020
Available Online : 27 Feb 2020
Mustafa ÇOLAKa, Damla GÜVERb, Elif DOĞANb
aAnkara Şehir Hastanesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
bAnkara Şehir Hastanesi, Patoloji Kliniği, Ankara, TÜRKİYE
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-74086 - Makale Dili: TR
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2020;28(2):156-9
Copyright © 2020 by Turkey Association of Society of Ear Nose Throat and Head Neck Surgery. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
ABSTRACT
Schwannomas are solitary benign tumors originating
from the neural sheath of peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves. While
it can be seen anywhere in the body, it is quite unusual to see it in the
tonsil. In this case report, a unilateral tonsillar mass causing dysphagia
in a 26-year-old female patient was totally excised for diagnosis and
schwannoma was diagnosed histopathologically. Total excision is recommended
in the treatment of tonsillar schwannomas, and additional
treatment is not required.
Keywords: Tonsil mass; tonsillectomy; schwannoma; dysphagia
ÖZET
Schwannomlar perferik, kraniyal veya otonom sinirlerin nöral
kılıfından kaynaklanan benign karakterde soliter tümörlerdir. Vücudun
her yerinde görülebilirken tonsilde görülmesi oldukça sıradışıdır. Bu
olgu sunumunda, 26 yaşındaki kadın olguda, disfajiye neden olan tek
taraflı tonsil kitlesi tanısal amaçlı total eksize edilmiş ve histopatolojik
olarak schwannom tanısı konulmuştur. Tonsil schwannomlarının tedavisinde
total eksizyon önerilmekte, ek tedaviye gerek duyulmamaktadır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Tonsil kitlesi; tonsillektomi; schwannom; disfaji
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