A Case of Schwannoma of the Soft Palate

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Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology 2013;29(2):97-100.
Published online November 30, 2013.

Se In Choi;Eun kyeung Lee;eong Keun Kwon;Jong Soon Choi

연구개에 발생한 신경초종 1예

최세인;이은경;권성근;최종순

Abstract

Schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor that is composed entirely of well differentiated Schwann cells. They are frequently located in the soft tissue of head and neck region, but only a 1% of them are located in the oral cavi-ty. Schwannoma arising in the soft palate is extremely rare. We present a case of a soft palate schwannoma and re-port this case with a literature review.

Key Words: Schwannoma, Soft palate

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