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Benign nasal schwannoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Martin J. Donnelly ,
Mohammed Hussain Al-Sader  and
Alexander W. Blayney
Martin J. Donnelly
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Mohammed Hussain Al-Sader
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Alexander W. Blayney*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
*
Consultant Otolaryngologist, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
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Abstract

Nerve sheath tumours of the head and neck region mainly involve the eighth cranial nerve with only 4 per cent occurring in the paranasal sinuses. Only 32 cases of benign schwannomas occurring in the paranasal sinuses have been reported. We present a further case, review the current literature, and discuss the clinical details and specific histological features.

Keywords

Paranasal sinus neoplasmsbenign nasal schwannoma
Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 11 , November 1992 , pp. 1011 - 1015
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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