Schwannoma of the Hard Palate: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Surgical treatment of Schwannoma in lower lip

“…Prasanna Kumar et al 1 added two more names as synonyms of the injury, being called neurinoma and perineural fibroblastoma. In your vast majority, the schwannomas do not cause damage to the neurological structures and have a predilection for the peripheral region of the cranial nerves, except the pairs I and II, since these are absent of Schwann cells 3,7 .…”

“…In your vast majority, the schwannomas do not cause damage to the neurological structures and have a predilection for the peripheral region of the cranial nerves, except the pairs I and II, since these are absent of Schwann cells 3,7 . This neural tumor is usually asymptomatic and may appear at any age, however, is found between the second and third decades of life 1 . Raikwar et al 8 verified in their study that the age range is wider and the peak incidence varies between the third and sixth decades.…”

“…First described in 1910 with the nomenclature of Neurilemmoma, schwannoma, as it is also called, is a benign tumor that originates from the Schwann cells of the peripheral nerves 1 . Slow growing, this tumor is well encapsulated and can occur in any cranial nerve, which contains Schwann cells, except the olfactory nerves and optical are extensions of cerebral white matter 2 .…”

“…Just as in the histopathological finding, the schwannomas can be presented in two forms, namely: peripheral, in which the lesion is found in soft tissue and, where the tumor is found inside the bones and is considered the rarest form of the disease 6 . Although they can occur in any age group and, as much as I have no fondness for genre, the schwannomas occur more frequently patients between the second and fifth decades of life, presenting a slight preference for the female gender, with a ratio of 1.6:1 when compared to male 1 .…”

Swelling on lower lip…not always a mucocele !!!

“…Most of the intraoral schwannomas occur on the tongue[23] followed by buccal mucosa, palate,[4] lip etc. [5] Intraosseous schwannomas are also reported in literature.…”