1. Hypoglossal schwannoma in the submandibular region
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Aparna Das, Kalaiarasi Raja, Sivaraman Ganesan, and Arun Alexander
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Submandibular Gland ,Case Report ,Hypoglossal Nerve Diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,stomatognathic system ,medicine ,Humans ,Cranial Nerve Neoplasms ,Hypoglossal Schwannoma ,Salivary gland ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,Benign lesion ,Anatomy ,Middle Aged ,Right submandibular gland ,Submandibular gland ,Aspiration cytology ,Submandibular Gland Neoplasms ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Histopathology ,Female ,business ,Hypoglossal nerve ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Neurilemmoma - Abstract
Hypoglossal nerve schwannomas originating extracranially and mimicking a submandibular salivary gland tumour are extremely rare. A 55-year-old woman presented with a painless, gradually increasing swelling in the right submandibular region for the past 1 year. Fine-needle aspiration cytology and contrast-enhanced CT of the swelling showed features of submandibular gland malignant lesion. Intraoperatively, the right submandibular gland with a hypoglossal nerve swelling was noticed. Right submandibular gland along with the hypoglossal swelling were excised with adequate margins. However, the postoperative histopathology was reported as hypoglossal nerve schwannoma and a normal salivary gland. Accurate preoperative diagnosis of hypoglossal schwannomas may be challenging. A high level of suspicion must be sought for in cases with unusual clinical presentations and imaging characteristics. Herein, we report a rare presentation of submandibular hypoglossal schwannoma along with its clinical features and its management.
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- 2023