%0 Journal Article
%T Schwannoma of the lower lip. report of a case and review of the literature
%A Constantinos MOUROUZIS
%A Panayiotis DAIS
%A George GKINIS
%A Helen MACHERA
%A George RALLIS
%J Hellenic Archives of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
%D 2011
%I Hellenic Association for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
%X Schwannomas are neurogenic tumours that arise from the Schwann cells of the nerve sheath.They are benign, usually solitary, and encapsulated neoplasms.They rarely occur in the lip area. We report a very rare case of a 16-year-old male patient with schwannoma of the lower lip. Complete excision of the tumour led to cure without any aesthetic deficit. Histological examination and immunohistochemical staining were used for the diagnosis. Even though schwannoma is a clinical rarity, it should be taken into consideration in the differential diagnosis of a lower lip mass.
%K schwannoma
%K lower lip
%K neurogenic tumours
%U http://www.haoms.org/haomsjournal/2011teuxos_3_article_5.pdf