A 75-year-old @entity1 presented with a slowly growing mass at the right side of the base of the tongue for 4 months. The mass was painless initially but had become very painful during preceding 4 weeks. On examination a 3 cm diameter, oval swelling was observed at the right side of the base of the tongue. It was firm in consistency, slightly tender, non-ulcerative, and with irregular surface. A deep incisional biopsy was taken from mass under general anesthesia. Histopathology report identified the mass consistent with @entity3292 . It featured typical pallisading arrangement of fascicles of spindle-shaped cells and there was no evidence of @entity5 . An absence of @entity1053 and thick hyalinized vessels ruled out @entity808 . No similar lesions were found in any other part of the @entity1 's body. He exhibited no skin pigmentation, no @entity393 , and no evidence suggestive of any @entity74 that might have been attributable to the tongue base @entity3292 . His family history was also negative. Thus, a diagnosis of isolated @entity5773 was established. The @entity1 was advised excision of the mass but he refused and lost in follow up.

XXXX at the Base of the Tongue: A Rare Presentation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient', 'man'] @entity808 :: ('MESH:D009442', 'Disease') :: ['Schwannoma'] @entity5773 :: ('MESH:D014060', 'Disease') :: ['neurofibroma of the tongue'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignancy'] @entity3292 :: ('MESH:D009455', 'Disease') :: ['neurofibroma'] @entity1053 :: ('MESH:D001835', 'Disease') :: ['Verocay body'] @entity74 :: ('MESH:D030342', 'Disease') :: ['systemic disorders'] @entity393 :: ('MESH:D034381', 'Disease') :: ['hearing deficit']
@entity3292 :: (MESH:D009455,Disease) :: ['Solitary Neurofibroma']
