KTP 532 laser excision of lingual schwannoma: a case report

Authors

  • Kiran Natarajan Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Shanmugapriya Nagalingam Sethuraman Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Raghunandhan Sampathkumar Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Susruthan . Department of Pathology, Susrutha Pathology, Madhananthapuram, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Anandkumar Raghavan Sachit Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mohan Kameswaran Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Mohan Kameswaran SENIOR CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON, MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20211195

Keywords:

Schwannoma, Lingual, KTP-532 laser

Abstract

Schwannoma is a benign slow-growing tumour that arises from Schwann cells of the peripheral nerve sheath. The head and neck are common locations of this neoplasm. Intraoral schwannoma is uncommon, with the tongue being the most common site. The tumor can remain asymptomatic for a long period of time. The patient may present with symptoms such as a lump, swallowing difficulty, pain or discomfort, voice change, paresthesia, snoring, bleeding or ulceration. The tumor is usually slow-growing, solitary and well-encapsulated and malignant transformation is very rare. Sudden enlargement of the tumor can occur even from trivial trauma. Only approximately 50% of these tumors have a close relationship with a nerve. Transoral resection is the treatment modality of choice. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry help in confirmation of the diagnosis. Recurrence of the tumor is very rare. This is a case report of a 26-years-old lady with schwannoma in the ventral surface of the tongue successfully treated by transoral resection with the KTP-532 Laser.  

Author Biographies

Kiran Natarajan, Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON,

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY,

MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

Shanmugapriya Nagalingam Sethuraman, Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ENT POSTGRADUATE, 

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY,

MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

Raghunandhan Sampathkumar, Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ENT POSTGRADUATE, 

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY,

MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

Susruthan ., Department of Pathology, Susrutha Pathology, Madhananthapuram, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON,

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY,

MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

Anandkumar Raghavan Sachit, Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON,

DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY,

MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

Mohan Kameswaran, Department of ENT, Madras ENT Research Foundation, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Consultant Pathologist
Susrutha Pathology, Madhananthapuram, Porur, Chennai

Mohan Kameswaran, SENIOR CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON, MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

SENIOR CONSULTANT ENT SURGEON,
MADRAS ENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION, CHENNAI

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2021-03-24

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