Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

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Buccal nerve schwannoma mimicking a salivary gland tumor: a rare case report

  • Jeong-Kui Ku (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Dawool Han (Department of Oral Pathology, Oral Cancer Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Jong-Ki Huh (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry) ;
  • Jae-Young Kim (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Dentistry)
  • Received : 2021.12.11
  • Accepted : 2022.01.11
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

Schwannomas are benign tumors originating from myelinating cells constituting nerve sheaths but rarely contain cellular elements of the nerve. The authors encountered a 47-year-old female patient with a schwannoma on the anterior mandibular ramus arising from the buccal nerve, measuring 3 cm×4 cm. Surgical resection was performed with preservation of the buccal nerve via microsurgical dissection. After one month, the sensory function of the buccal nerve was recovered without complications.

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