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Intraosseous mandibular schwannoma mimicking an odontogenic keratocyst, with a postsurgical pathological fracture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2008

L Gallego ,
L Junquera ,
C Rodríguez-Recio  and
M F Fresno
L Gallego
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central University Hospital of Oviedo, Spain
L Junquera*
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central University Hospital of Oviedo, Spain
C Rodríguez-Recio
Affiliation:
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central University Hospital of Oviedo, Spain
M F Fresno
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Central University Hospital of Oviedo, Spain
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Luis Junquera, University Central Hospital, Catedrático José Serrano 33009, Oviedo, Spain. E-mail: Junquera@uniovi.es
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Abstract

Objective:

Schwannomas are slowly growing tumours derived from Schwann cells. We present a clinical case of schwannoma in the mandibular angle.

Method:

Case report and a review of the world literature concerning intraosseous schwannoma of the maxillofacial region.

Results:

Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are slow-growing, benign neoplasms derived from Schwann cells. Intraoral lesions are unusual and intraosseous schwannomas are even rarer, representing less than 1 per cent of benign primary tumours of the bones. We present a clinical case of schwannoma in the mandibular angle mimicking a keratocystic odontogenic tumour, with a complicated posterior evolution.

Conclusion:

Clinically, neurilemmomas are slow-growing tumours which may be present for years before becoming symptomatic. Radiographically, the image may be suggestive of a benign process such as an odontogenic keratocyst. Histological analysis of the specimens obtained is extremely important in order to establish the final diagnosis.

Keywords

NeurilemmomaMandibleCystPathological Fracture

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Clinical Records
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 123 , Issue 5 , May 2009 , pp. 560 - 562
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2008

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