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SCHWANNOMA OF THE MOUTH

SCHWANNOMA OF THE MOUTH This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract The publication in this issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology (page 1165) of a most interesting report of a case of solitary neurofibroma of the pharynx, by Hall and Owens, of Los Angeles, prompted this presentation of a case of schwannoma of the mouth. The term "schwannoma" is used because the pathologist who made the diagnosis reported the growth as schwannoma, although histologically a tumor of this type is considered identical with neurofibroma or neurinoma and may be found on any peripheral nerve anywhere in the body. From the dearth of reports, such a lesion apparently has rarely been found located in the pharynx or mouth, and therefore the case herein described should be put on record. REPORT OF A CASE Mrs. B. A., 44 years of age, had been under my observation for a number of years for progressive deafness. After an absence from the office of six months, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Otolaryngology American Medical Association

SCHWANNOMA OF THE MOUTH

Archives of Otolaryngology , Volume 34 (6) – Dec 1, 1941

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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1941 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-9977
DOI
10.1001/archotol.1941.00660041260010
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract The publication in this issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology (page 1165) of a most interesting report of a case of solitary neurofibroma of the pharynx, by Hall and Owens, of Los Angeles, prompted this presentation of a case of schwannoma of the mouth. The term "schwannoma" is used because the pathologist who made the diagnosis reported the growth as schwannoma, although histologically a tumor of this type is considered identical with neurofibroma or neurinoma and may be found on any peripheral nerve anywhere in the body. From the dearth of reports, such a lesion apparently has rarely been found located in the pharynx or mouth, and therefore the case herein described should be put on record. REPORT OF A CASE Mrs. B. A., 44 years of age, had been under my observation for a number of years for progressive deafness. After an absence from the office of six months,

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Archives of OtolaryngologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Dec 1, 1941

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