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A 24-year-old Turkish woman is described, who gradually developed progressive swallowing problems over 6 months due to a tumor in the base of the tongue. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a large well-circumscribed solid mass. Histopathological examination of an incisional biopsy showed a schwannoma. The tumor was completely removed through a submandibular approach. The postoperative course was uneventful and her complaints disappeared. The submandibular approach used gave an excellent exposure of the base of tongue with a less obvious scar than a lip-splitting incision.
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Received: 16 June 1999 / Accepted: 22 July 1999
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de Bree, R., Westerveld, GJ. & Smeele, L. Submandibular approach for excision of a large schwannoma in the base of the tongue. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 257, 283–286 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050050241
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004050050241