Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Schwannomas are benign, slow growing nerve sheath tumours arising from Schwann cells.1 These are tumours that we come across quite often in our day to day practice. Approximately 25-40% of schwannomas occur in the head and neck region.2,3,4,5 However, schwannomas that present in the oral cavity are relatively rare, constituting around 1% of all described cases in the head and neck region.2,3,4 Here, we present a case of an intraoral schwannoma, in a thirteen year old boy.

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