[Tumors and the histogenesis of Schwann cells of maxillofacial competence].
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Berrone S; Università degli Studi di Verona, Clinica Odontoiatrica.; Amasio M; Gallesio C; Galleano E
- Source
- Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica Country of Publication: Italy NLM ID: 0421071 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0026-4970 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00264970 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Minerva Stomatol Subsets: MEDLINE
- Subject
- Language
- Italian
- ISSN
- 0026-4970
After a brief review of published data relating to the clinical and anatomicopathological characteristics and therapeutic problems of tumours deriving from the nerve sheaths of the oromaxillofacial area, the paper reports 13 cases of these neoplasias observed from 1975 to 1988 in the maxillofacial surgery ward of the Dentistry Clinic at the University of Turin. The group include 6 schwannomas (neurinomas), 6 neurofibromas and 1 malignant schwannoma. Clinical symptoms and methods of diagnosis are described.