Tongue base schwannoma: a literature review with a new case presentation
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Ahmad
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Rabii
Hamid, Mahmud
al-Tahir, Mustafa
Musa, Muhammad Abd Matin
Source
Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences
Issue
Vol. 20, Issue 2 (31 Jul. 2019), pp.41-46, 6 p.
Publisher
Egyptian Society of Ear Nose Throat and Allied Science
Publication Date
2019-07-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Head and neck schwannomas represent a considerable percentage of extracranial schwannomas.
However, intraoral locations are very rare.
Schwannomas of the tongue base have been sporadically reported.
The exceedingly paucity of literature reports in this location made them usually skipped out when evaluating a tongue base mass.
In this work, we aimed to review the literature about this tumor and to report a new case.
A comprehensive review in English literature of tongue base schwannomas was done with extraction of the related articles and descriptive analysis of the collected data.
Also, we presented a new case of 20-year old girl that presented with a slowly enlarging mass of the tongue over 11 years duration.
CT and MRI revealed a large well-defined tongue base mass.
Biopsy revealed schwannoma.
Transoral complete resection with safety margins was done.
Forty-three cases have been reported in literature with slight female predominance.
Transoral approach was the commonest approach (76.7 %) with the maximal diameter of schwannoma removed transoral was 7.9 cm.
In conclusion; despite their rarity, tongue base schwannomas should be included when ever a benign swelling is suspected.
Transoral approach is still the standard approach with the least morbidities and best functional outcomes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Rabii& Hamid, Mahmud& al-Tahir, Mustafa& Musa, Muhammad Abd Matin& Ahmad, Ahmad. 2019. Tongue base schwannoma: a literature review with a new case presentation. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences،Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.41-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-979265
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Rabii…[et al.]. Tongue base schwannoma: a literature review with a new case presentation. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences Vol. 20, no. 2 (Jul. 2019), pp.41-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-979265
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Muhammad al-Rabii& Hamid, Mahmud& al-Tahir, Mustafa& Musa, Muhammad Abd Matin& Ahmad, Ahmad. Tongue base schwannoma: a literature review with a new case presentation. Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences. 2019. Vol. 20, no. 2, pp.41-46.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-979265
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 44-46
Record ID
BIM-979265