Schwannomas of the head and neck

Anastasios Kanatas; Thomas Mucke; David Houghton; David A. Mitchell

doi:10.4081/oncol.2009.107

Oncology Reviews (Dec 2011)

Schwannomas of the head and neck

Anastasios Kanatas,
Thomas Mucke,
David Houghton,
David A. Mitchell

Affiliations

Anastasios Kanatas: Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield
Thomas Mucke: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Technische Universita¨t Mu¨nchen, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Munich
David Houghton: Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield
David A. Mitchell: Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/oncol.2009.107
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2

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Schwannomas are benign encapsulated nerve sheath tumors composed of Schwann cells. Malignant change in head and neck schwannomas is rare, with the incidence varying between 8 and 13.9%. In this review, we discuss the presentation and the management of head and neck schwannomas. The issues and difficulties based on our own experience as well as the experience of published reports from the literature are presented.

Schwannomas - Benign tumors - Head and neck tumors

Published in Oncology Reviews

ISSN: 1970-5565 (Print); 1970-5557 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Other systems of medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine
Website: https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/oncology-reviews/

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