A Rare Schwannoma Of The Submandibular Gland: A Case Report

Authors

  • Mohd Shaiful Nizam Mamat Nasir Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia & Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang
  • Bathma Dhevi Susibalan Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang
  • Mohd Najeb Md Soleh Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang
  • Nor Hafliza Md Salleh Department of Pathology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, 25100 Kuantan, Pahang
  • Irfan Mohamad Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i1.24

Keywords:

Benign, schwannoma, submandibular gland

Abstract

Schwannomas are benign tumors arising from Schwann cells of the sheaths of peripheral nerves. Although vagus nerve and sympathetic chain composed of sympathetic fibers is one of the most common sites of schwannomas in extracranial head and neck region, many cases of origin unknown schwannomas were reported. We report an unusual rare case of a submandibular gland schwannoma in a 67-year-old lady, who was successfully treated by surgical excision with no cranial nerve deficits and complete resolution of the symptoms postoperatively. In this report, we establish a rare findings of schwannoma of the submandibular gland and to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case-report of schwannoma of submandibular gland reported from a tertiary hospital in the east coast of Malaysia.

International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 02 No. 01 Jan’18. Page : 38-40

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Published

2018-02-01

How to Cite

Nasir, M. S. N. M., Susibalan, B. D., Md Soleh, M. N., Md Salleh, N. H., & Mohamad, I. (2018). A Rare Schwannoma Of The Submandibular Gland: A Case Report. International Journal of Human and Health Sciences (IJHHS), 2(1), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.31344/ijhhs.v2i1.24

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2018)

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Case Report

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