CASE REPORTS
Schwannoma of the Tongue in a Paediatric Patient
Çocukta Dilde Yerleşen Schwannoma
Received Date : 04 Aug 2020
Accepted Date : 27 Oct 2020
Available Online : 11 Feb 2020
Meltem TULĞARa, Sibel BAŞTİMURa
aDepartment of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TURKEY
Doi: 10.24179/kbbbbc.2020-78260 - Makale Dili: EN
KBB ve BBC Dergisi. 2021;29(1):74-6
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ABSTRACT
Schwannomas are benign, encapsulated, slowly-growing
tumor of the developing neural sheath’s Schwann cells. Aetiology is
unknown. They are often seen in the head and neck region. Only 1% of
them are encountered in the oral cavity. Tongue is the most common location
in the oral cavity region. A 16-year-old male patient admitted to
our clinic with a history of slowly growing swelling on the tip of the
tongue. Diagnosis was confirmed by excisional biopsy. There was no
recurrence in follow-up of 1 year after the operation. Because of its rarity
in oral cavity specially in pediatric age, the case is presented.
Keywords: Schwannoma; neurilemmoma; pediatric; oral cavity; tongue
ÖZET
Schwannomalar periferik sinirlerin kılıfından kaynaklanan iyi
huylu tümörlerdir. Etiyolojisi bilinmemektedir. Sıklıkla baş-boyun
yerleşimi gösterirler. Sadece %1'ine oral kavitede rastlanır. Oral kavitede,
en sık dilde yerleşim gösterir. 16 yaşındaki erkek hasta dilinde 1
ay içinde meydana gelen ve büyüme gösteren kitle ile başvurdu. Eksizyonel
biyopsi ile histopatolojik tanısı doğrulandı. Ameliyattan sonraki
1 yıllık izlemde nüks görülmedi. Oral kavite schwannomalarının
özellikle çocuk yaş grubunda nadir görülmesi ve oral kavite kitlelerinin,
ayırıcı tanısında düşünülmesi gerektiği nedeniyle sunulmuştur.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Schwannoma; nörilemmoma; pediatrik; oral kavite; dil
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