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Lingual schwannoma

Lingual schwannom

Çağatay Han Ülkü(Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)
Hilal Demir(Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)
Huri Sultan Yeşildemir(Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi, Meram Tıp Fakültesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)
Hasan Esen(Necmettin Erbakan Üniversitesi Meram Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)
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2014-04-20
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In this article, a 20-year-old female case with lingual schwannoma as a rare clinical condition and characteristics of the disease were summarized in the lights of the literature.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Schwannomas are benign, slow growing, solitary and encapsulated neuroectodermal tumors arising from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath.
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Key Findings & Data:Twenty-five percent of all extracranial schwannomas are seen in the head and neck region.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this article, a 20-year-old female case with lingual schwannoma as a rare clinical condition and characteristics of the disease were summarized in the lights of the literature.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Schwannoma · tongue · treatment

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign, slow growing, solitary and encapsulated neuroectodermal tumors arising from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. Twenty-five percent of all extracranial schwannomas are seen in the head and neck region. Intra-oral schwannomas are rare and commonly seen at the tongue base. In this article, a 20-year-old female case with lingual schwannoma as a rare clinical condition and characteristics of the disease were summarized in the lights of the literature.

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Bu çalışmada nadir bir patoloji olması nedeniyle bir lingual schwannom olgusu sunuldu ve hastalığın karakteristikleri literatür eşliğinde özetlendi

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Ülkü, Ç. H., Demir, H., Yeşildemir, H. S., Esen, H. (2014). Lingual schwannoma. The Turkish Journal of Ear Nose and Throat, Volume: 24 Issue: 2. https://ajindex.com/articles/1329587

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