Title of article
Intraosseous Ancient Schwannoma of the Mandible: A Case Report
Author/Authors
Saghafi, Shadi mashhad university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center - Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, مشهد, ايران , Salehinejad, Jahanshah mashhad university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center - Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, مشهد, ايران , Rahpeyma, Amin mashhad university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center - Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, مشهد, ايران , Zare-Mahmoodabadi, Reza mashhad university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center - Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, مشهد, ايران , Khageh Ahmadi, Saeedeh mashhad university of medical sciences - Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center - Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, مشهد, ايران
From page
101
To page
105
Abstract
Schwannoma(neurilemmoma) is a benign tumor originates from Schwann cells. Ancient (degenerated) schwannoma is a long-standing schwannoma with degenerative changes. Head and neck region is one of the most common sites for nerve sheath tumors but intraosseous schwannoma is rare. The mandible is the most common site of occurrence for this lesion. We report a rare case of intraosseous ancient schwannoma of the mandible in a 27- year-old woman patient. The tumor located in the ramus and angle region.
Keywords
Schwannoma , Mandible
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Pathology (IJP)
Record number
2672683
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