Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report

ABSTRACT We report the extremely rare case of an atypical schwannoma that occurred at the median inferior surface of the tongue in an elderly patient. We performed an excisional biopsy to achieve a definitive diagnosis. Based on the histopathological findings, we diagnosed a schwannoma (mixed type,...

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Main Authors: Kiho Fukushima, Kisho Ono, Kyoichi Obata, Izumi Yamamoto, Yuki Kunisada, Hirokazu Yutori, Soichiro Ibaragi
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Published: Wiley 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70506
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author Kiho Fukushima
Kisho Ono
Kyoichi Obata
Izumi Yamamoto
Yuki Kunisada
Hirokazu Yutori
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description ABSTRACT We report the extremely rare case of an atypical schwannoma that occurred at the median inferior surface of the tongue in an elderly patient. We performed an excisional biopsy to achieve a definitive diagnosis. Based on the histopathological findings, we diagnosed a schwannoma (mixed type, Antoni A/B).
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spelling doaj-art-6f41b3cde3d54cec817425b8d4ca9a332025-08-21T03:39:09ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-07-01137n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70506Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case ReportKiho Fukushima0Kisho Ono1Kyoichi Obata2Izumi Yamamoto3Yuki Kunisada4Hirokazu Yutori5Soichiro Ibaragi6Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama University Okayama JapanABSTRACT We report the extremely rare case of an atypical schwannoma that occurred at the median inferior surface of the tongue in an elderly patient. We performed an excisional biopsy to achieve a definitive diagnosis. Based on the histopathological findings, we diagnosed a schwannoma (mixed type, Antoni A/B).https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70506elderlyinferior surface of the tongueschwannomatongue tumor
spellingShingle Kiho Fukushima
Kisho Ono
Kyoichi Obata
Izumi Yamamoto
Yuki Kunisada
Hirokazu Yutori
Soichiro Ibaragi
Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
elderly
inferior surface of the tongue
schwannoma
tongue tumor
title Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
title_full Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
title_fullStr Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
title_short Tongue Schwannoma at the Median Inferior Surface in the Elderly: A Case Report
title_sort tongue schwannoma at the median inferior surface in the elderly a case report
topic elderly
inferior surface of the tongue
schwannoma
tongue tumor
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70506
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