Royal Dental College

Neurilemmomas (Schwannomas) are benign encapsulated nerve sheath tumors made of Schwann cells. They are most common in the head and neck (25-48% of cases), with only 1% occurring in the oral cavity. Here we present a case of Neurilemmoma in a 22-year-old female. The patient had an asymptomatic growth on the dorsal aspect of the tongue for a year. The lesion was entirely removed under local anesthesia. Histopathology corroborated the diagnosis, revealing spindle cells with slender, undulating nuclei in the Antoni A and B regions. A recent case of tongue Neurilemmomas shown as an example of a lesion that is frequently overlooked in clinical practice.