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Plexiform schwannoma of the cheek

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Giacinto M. Mannarà ,
Filippo C. La Rosa  and
Filippo Marino
Giacinto M. Mannarà*
Affiliation:
Department of OtolaryngologyUniversity of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Filippo C. La Rosa
Affiliation:
Department of OtolaryngologyUniversity of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Filippo Marino
Affiliation:
Department of PathlogyUniversity of Padua, Padua, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Giacinto M. Mannarà, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Nuovo Policlinico, Via Giustiniani 2, 35100 Padua, Italy. Fax: 0039 49 8752266
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Abstract

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We present a case of subcutaneous plexiform schwannoma, a rare benign peripheral nerve sheath tumour characterized by a multinodular and plexiform growth pattern. A review of the literature was performed to identify the relationship between plexiform schwannoma and neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2, and schwannomatosis.

It is also important to distinguish plexiform schwannoma from plexiform neurofibroma, a particular type 1 neurofibromatosis lesion, because of the propensity of the latter for malignant degeneration.

Keywords

SchwannomaNeurofibromatosis
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 11 , November 1999 , pp. 1034 - 1035
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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