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KMID : 0361020090520080701
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Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2009 Volume.52 No. 8 p.701 ~ p.703
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A Case of Multiple Hypoglossal Neurilemmomas in the Submandibular Space
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Lyu Sun-Ho
Lee Eun-Jung
Yang Yun-Su
Hong Ki-Hwan
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Abstract
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Neurilemmoma is a benign tumor which is known to originate from the myelin-producing Schwann cells of the spinal nerve root, peripheral nerve and all kinds of cranial nerves except the optic nerve and olfactory nerve. Approximately, 25% to 40% of all neurilemmomas are found in the neural structures of the head and neck. Neurilemmoma of the 12th cranial nerve is rare; multiple neurilemmoma is even more rare. Recently, the authors experienced a case of multiple (×3) hypoglossal neurilemmoma in the submandibular space. The tumor was removed completely and verified histopathologically as neurilemmoma.
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KEYWORD
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Multiple neurilemmoma, Hypoglossal nerve
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