Abstract
The schwannomas are nervous tissue tumors. We report a case of schwannoma of oral tongue. Because schwannomas are quite rare in the oral cavity, they are often not immediately included in the differential diagnosis of oropharyngeal masses, causing delay in identification and treatment. The definitive diagnosis requires histopathologic examination.
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Moreno-García, C., Pons-García, M.A., González-García, R. et al. Schwannoma of Tongue. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 13, 217–221 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-010-0101-0
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