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Published in: Oral Radiology 2/2019

01-05-2019 | Case Report

Schwannoma assumedly originating from the submandibular ganglion or glandular branches radiologically mimicking a submandibular gland tumor

Authors: Akira Baba, Katsuhiko Sakai, Yumi Okuyama, Hideomi Yamauchi, Nobuhiro Ogino, Kazuhiko Hashimoto, Yasuaki Hasegawa, Yuki Seto, Shinji Yamazoe, Yuko Kobashi, Takuji Mogami, Takeshi Nomura, Hiroya Ojiri

Published in: Oral Radiology | Issue 2/2019

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Abstract

Schwannoma is a benign nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. Schwannomas originating from ganglia are rare, and schwannomas of the submandibular ganglion or glandular branches have not been reported to date. We present a case of a Japanese woman in her sixties with a submandibular schwannoma originating from the submandibular ganglion, mimicking a submandibular gland tumor on radiological findings. As the radiological findings were nonspecific, the key finding in the present case may be the characteristic location of the tumor suspended from the undersurface of the lingual nerve and situated above the deep portion of the submandibular gland.
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Metadata
Title
Schwannoma assumedly originating from the submandibular ganglion or glandular branches radiologically mimicking a submandibular gland tumor
Authors
Akira Baba
Katsuhiko Sakai
Yumi Okuyama
Hideomi Yamauchi
Nobuhiro Ogino
Kazuhiko Hashimoto
Yasuaki Hasegawa
Yuki Seto
Shinji Yamazoe
Yuko Kobashi
Takuji Mogami
Takeshi Nomura
Hiroya Ojiri
Publication date
01-05-2019
Publisher
Springer Singapore
Published in
Oral Radiology / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0911-6028
Electronic ISSN: 1613-9674
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-018-0332-1

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