A rare occurrence of intramasseteric schwannoma - case report and literature review

作者:Wang H K*; Gong Y L; Wang R X; Zheng X T; Huang S Y; Zhang D S
来源:Revue de Stomatologie de Chirurgie Maxillo-faciale et de Chirurgie Orale, 2016, 117(3): 170-172.
DOI:10.1016/j.revsto.2016.03.001

摘要

A schwannoma is a benign, solitary, well-defined, painless, slowly-enlarging nerve sheath tumor, composed of Schwann cells. Intramasseteric localization is very unusual. We report the case of a 33-year-old male who developed an intramasseteric schwannoma. Tumor could be completely removed under general anesthesia. Histopathological examination made the diagnosis of intramasseteric schwannoma through the presence of Antoni A areas and Verocay bodies. The diagnosis of schwannoma should be taken into consideration in case of parotideomasseteric tumors.