Year: 1999 Vol. 65 Ed. 4 - (9º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 342 to 344
Tonsilar Malignant Schwannoma. A Case Report and Literature Reviw.
Author(s):
Ana P. S. Zarzur*;
Antonio C. Cedin*;
José C. R. Fernandes*,
Ivan C. F. Barbosa**;
Valdete Melo***.
Keywords: malignant Schwannoma, tonsilar
Abstract:
Malignant schwannomas are rare sarcomas which grow from peripheral nerves, including those from Schwann cells, perineural cells or fibroblasts. The authors make a literature review and a case description of a malignant tonsilar schwannoma in a 37 year-old male that presented with dysphagia. The diagnosis was made by excisional biopsy associated with clinical and radiological founds. The purpose of this report is to describe a rare case of malignant schwannoma as well as to present some difficulties in its diagnosis.
-
Print: 
