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Schwannoma of the palatine tonsil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H T Anil ,
B V Chandre Gowda ,
S Lakshmi  and
S R Niveditha
H T Anil
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
B V Chandre Gowda
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
S Lakshmi
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
S R Niveditha
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India
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Abstract

Schwannoma is a solitary, benign tumour arising from the neural sheath Schwann cells of the peripheral, cranial or autonomic nerves. In the head and neck region, it occurs most commonly in association with the acoustic nerve within the skull and is rarely found in oral structures. When it is found in oral structures, the tongue is reported to be the favoured site. Schwannoma of the tonsil is extremely rare, with only two cases reported in the literature. We report what is, to our knowledge, the third case of schwannoma of the tonsil, diagnosed by histopathology.

Keywords

SchwannomaTonsilSurgical Procedures
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 119 , Issue 7 , July 2005 , pp. 570 - 572
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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