The first eletrocnic Journal of Otolaryngology in the world
ISSN: 1809-9777
E-ISSN: 1809-4864
2058
Year: 2001 Vol. 5 Num. 4 - Oct/Dec - (6º)
Section:
Case Report
Neurilemmoma of Nasal Tip. Case Reports andLiterature Review
Author(s):
José Antônio Patrocínio*, Lucas Gomes Patrocínio**, Henrique de Araújo Alvarenga***, Mábia Lemos Resende***
Key words:
neurilemmoma; schwannoma; nasal tip
Abstract:
Neurilemmomas or schwannomas are rare tumors that grow from Schwann cells, perineural cells or fibroblasts. Its occurrence in nasal tip is extremely rare. The authors perform a literature review and report two cases of nasal tip neurilemmoma. The first in a 35 year-old female diagnosed and treated by excisional biopsy, via open rhinoplasty. The second in a 62 year old male also diagnosed and treated by excisional biopsy, but via marginal incision.