A Case of Neurilemmoma in the Nasal Vestibule

Boo, Sung Hyun; Hong, Ji Won; Heo, Min Jung

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2008;15(2):140-143.
Published online November 30, 2008.

A Case of Neurilemmoma in the Nasal Vestibule

Sung Hyun Boo, Ji Won Hong, Min Jung Heo

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Masan Samsung Hospital, Masan, Korea. drboo@hanmail.net
²Department of Special Education, Busan National University, Busan, Korea.

비전정에 발생한 신경초종 1예

부성현, 홍지원, 허민정

성균관대학교 의과대학 마산삼성병원 이비인후과학교실,¹ 부산대학교 특수교육학과²

Abstract

A schwannoma, also known as neurilemmoma, is a relatively rare benign tumor originating from the schwann cells of the nerve sheath. It occurs along any somatic, sympathetic and cranial nerves except the olfactory and optic nerves. It occurred most frequently in the head and neck but rarely in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Occurrence was especially rare in the nasal vestibule. Recently we experienced an unusual case of the schwannoma involving the left nasal vestibule. The mass was completely removed via a sublabial approach and histopathological examination and immunohistochemical staining study confirmed the schwannoma. We report this case with review of literatures.

Key Words: Neurilemmoma;Schwannoma;Nasal cavity