Document Type : Case Report
Authors
1 Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Rural Dental College Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni (Maharashtra), India.
2 Dept. of Periodontology, Rural Dental College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences, Loni (Maharashtra) India.
3 Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Abstract
Schwannomas are considered benign soft tissue tumors that originate from Schwann cells. Oral Schwannomas are rare and account for only 1% of all Schwannomas. Cellularschwannoma (CS) is a rare histological variant of schwannoma, characterized by high cellularity and cellular atypia. We present a case of localized growth of palatal mucosa that imitated the features of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) on histopathological examination; it was differentiated from MPNST by the correlation of clinical, histopathological, and immunohistochemical features.
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