A tonsillar location of a malignant schwannoma: a case report.
Malignant schwannoma
Pathological anatomy
Tonsil
Journal
Diagnostic pathology
ISSN: 1746-1596
Titre abrégé: Diagn Pathol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101251558
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
30 May 2022
30 May 2022
Historique:
received:
02
11
2021
accepted:
28
04
2022
entrez:
31
5
2022
pubmed:
1
6
2022
medline:
3
6
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Malignant schwannoma is a malignant tumor of differentiation of Schwann cells or perineural cells. The patient was a 74-year-old woman with no particular pathological history. She presented swallowing difficulty of solids and odynophagia, evolving for 1 year. Physical examination revealed a budding tumor of the left palatine tonsil without cervical adenopathy. The CT scan confirmed the lesions and the absence of tumor extensions. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of the biopsy sample of the tonsil tumor concluded to be a malignant schwannoma. The patient underwent a tonsillectomy with postoperative follow-up. Malignant schwannomas are aggressive tumors. They usually occur in young adults. They mainly affect nerves and soft tissues. Occurrence in the amygdala is rare. The association of malignant schwannoma of the palatine tonsil and advanced age is rare.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35637541
doi: 10.1186/s13000-022-01226-3
pii: 10.1186/s13000-022-01226-3
pmc: PMC9153208
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
48Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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