Schwannoma of the tongue: An unusual presentation in a child

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign tumors of nerve sheath and quite uncommon in the oral cavity. In contrast to the earlier reports in the literature, a confounding case of a lingual schwannoma presenting as a symptomatic and exophytic growth on the ventral surface of the tongue in a 12-year-old boy is discussed here.

Keywords

• Child
• neurilemmoma
• neurinoma
• schwannoma
• ulceration