%0 Case Reports
%T Rare occurrence of intraosseous schwannoma in a young child, its review and its pathogenesis.
%A Bansal AK
%A Bindal R
%A Shetty DC
%A Dua M
%J J Oral Maxillofac Pathol
%V 16
%N 1
%D Jan 2012
%M 22438647
暂无%R 10.4103/0973-029X.92981
%X Schwannoma is a benign, encapsulated, perineural tumor that arises from the Schwann cells. Approximately 25% of the reported cases originate from the head and neck region. Of these, approximately 1-12% occurs intraorally. The intrabony lesion accounts for less than 1% of the central neoplasms. We report a rare case of intraosseous schwannoma in an 8-year-old male patient characteristically originating from the mental nerve. Radiographic examination followed by histopathological evaluation was further confirmed by immunohistochemical markers, S-100 protein, and GFAP that stained intensely positive for the tumor. Thus, confirming the diagnosis of intraosseous schwannoma.