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case_images: Oral cavity examination showing a large mass of the tongue base.
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case_images: Oral cavity examination revealed a large, mobile, and hard mass of the tongue base, obstructing almost completely the oropharynx and part of the supraglottic area (Figure 1).
case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging of the head and neck assessing the deep extension of the tongue mass.
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case_images: Per-operative aspect of the tongue schwannoma.
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case_images: We then performed an endoral excision of the mass, which presented a well-delineated plan separating it from the surrounding tongue muscles (Figure 3).
case_images: H&E stain (x20) of the plexiform schwannoma, displaying the typical palisading organisation (white arrow).
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case_images: Definitive histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of plexiform schwannoma of the tongue (Figure 4).