Buccal nerve schwannoma mimicking a salivary gland tumor: a rare case report
Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, (P)2234-7550; (E)2234-5930
2023, v.49 no.3, pp.148-151
https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2023.49.3.148
Jeong-Kui Ku (Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea)
Dawool Han (Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Cancer Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea)
Jong-Ki Huh (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry)
Jae-Young Kim (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry)
Jeong-Kui,
K.
, Dawool,
H.
, Jong-Ki,
H.
, &
Jae-Young,
K.
(2023). Buccal nerve schwannoma mimicking a salivary gland tumor: a rare case report. , 49(3), 148-151, https://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2023.49.3.148
Abstract
Schwannomas are benign tumors originating from myelinating cells constituting nerve sheaths but rarely contain cellular elements of the nerve. The authors encountered a 47-year-old female patient with a schwannoma on the anterior mandibular ramus arising from the buccal nerve, measuring 3 cm×4 cm. Surgical resection was performed with preservation of the buccal nerve via microsurgical dissection. After one month, the sensory function of the buccal nerve was recovered without complications.
- keywords
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Buccal nerve,
Mandible,
Pathology,
Schwannoma