Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Lingual Neurilemmoma

설신경에서 발생한 신경초종 1례

  • Ro Woo-Young (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Chung Sang-Hee (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho Seung-Ho (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim Hyung-Tae (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine)
  • 노우영 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 정상희 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 조승호 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실) ;
  • 김형태 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Published : 2000.05.01
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Abstract

Neurilemmomas are uncommon benign tumors originating from the schwann cells of various cranial nerves, spinal nerves, and autonomic nerves. About 25% of the disease is found in the head and neck region and the most common single site of origin is known to be the acoustic nerve. However neurilemmomas of the peripheral segment of the lingual nerve are extremely rare neoplasms. We recendy experienced a case of a benign neurilemmoma of the lingual nerve and this case may be the second to be reported in the literature.

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