A case report on lingual schwannoma.

S Afr J Surg

Division of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Published: October 2024

Schwannomas are benign tumours of peripheral nerves originating in the nerve sheaths. Only 1% are reported in the oral cavity. We report a 24-year-old female who presented with a 10-year history of a mass at the base of the tongue with associated odynodysphagia, referred otalgia and loss of weight. Oral examination revealed a large left sided base of tongue mass extending into the vallecula. An open transcervical suprahyoid resection was performed with a good outcome.

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