Author/Authors :
Neslihan Eroglu, Cennet Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department - Faculty of Dentistry - Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey , Keskin Tunc, Serap Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department - Faculty of Dentistry - Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey , Gunhan, Omer Department of Pathology - Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
Schwannomas are benign, slow growing, encapsulated tumours that originate from the Schwann cells. Intraoral schwannomas are
rare, and most of these tumours involve the tongue. They are rarely located in the hard palate or in the facial soft tissue. Herein,
we present the clinical and histological features as well as the prognoses of two male patients with schwannoma, one of which was
localized to the hard palate and the other to the facial soft tissue around the mandibular mentum and caused swelling
