Floret-like giant cells in intra-osseous schwannoma

Sudeendra Prabhu; Roshan Athikari; Maji Jose; Mohitha Shetty

doi:10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_156_20

Floret-like giant cells in intra-osseous schwannoma

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2020 May-Aug;24(2):395-396. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_156_20. Epub 2020 Sep 9.

Authors

Sudeendra Prabhu¹, Roshan Athikari¹, Maji Jose¹, Mohitha Shetty²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Pathology, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
² Arogya Multispeciality Dental Clinic, Moodbidri, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Floret-like giant cells are very commonly seen in neurofibroma and as an indication to be associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 gene. This particular case of intraosseous schwannoma of mandible showing such giant cells, which is rarely reported.

Keywords: Floret; giant cells; neurofibroma; schwannoma.