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Superficial malignant schwannoma on the face: A case for early radical surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. R. Bleach ,
C. E. Keen  and
J. A. Dixon
N. R. Bleach*
Affiliation:
Department of E.N.T., Charing Cross Hospital, London
C. E. Keen
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Charing Cross Hospital, London
J. A. Dixon
Affiliation:
Department of E.N.T., Charing Cross Hospital, London
*
N. R. Bleach, F.R.C.S., ENT Department, Charing Cross Hospital, London.
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Abstract

A case of superficial epithelioid schwannoma is presented. The lesion arose as a skin papule in the infra-orbital region and recurring repeatedly over a five-year period, caused significant local morbidity without metastasis. Radical surgery was delayed in the hope of preserving binocular vision. The similarity of this tumour with a rare variant of malignant melanoma, the neurotropic melanoma, is discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 3 , March 1989 , pp. 316 - 318
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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