Unusual Presentation of a Giant Schwannoma of Left Lateral Border of Tongue: A Rare Case Report

Parvez Husain; Anita Taparwal; Shaheen Khalil Ahmed; Benazeer Husain

doi:10.1007/s12070-021-02394-2

Unusual Presentation of a Giant Schwannoma of Left Lateral Border of Tongue: A Rare Case Report

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Dec;74(Suppl 3):5810-5813. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02394-2. Epub 2021 Feb 1.

Authors

Parvez Husain¹, Anita Taparwal², Shaheen Khalil Ahmed³, Benazeer Husain⁴

Affiliations

¹ Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, 41, Indira Market, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh 225001 India.
² Department of ENT, ESIC Model Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana India.
³ Diploma Anaesthesia, Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, Barabanki, India.
⁴ Oral Pathology, Expert ENT and Diagnostic Centre, Barabanki, India.

Abstract

Schwannoma is a benign, encapsulated, slow-growing and generally solitary tumour that arise from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. Approximately 1-12% occur intraorally with the tongue being one of the site. We report a case of schwannoma of the tongue in a 33-year-old male patient. It presented as a slow growing mass of the tongue. We did the surgical excision of the tumour with the help of CO₂ laser, and the patient is in follow-up and is asymptomatic from the last 7 months.

Keywords: Giant; S-100; Schwann cells; Schwannoma; Tongue.