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Clinical image showing diffuse swelling involving the tongue and lower lip
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Lesions are also noted on face, both sides of the chin and jaws [Figure 1].
The photomicrograph of the sections shows bundles of Schwann cells in myxomatous stroma (H&E stain, x100)
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The H and E stained section shows [Figure 2] cellular neoplasm composed of combined proliferation of schwann's cells, fibroblast, perineural cells and axon cells.
The photomicrograph showing tumor cells positive for S-100 protein (IHC stain, x100)
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Immunohistochemistry [Figure 3] showed S-100 positivity in the cytoplasm of tumor cells, which confirms their schwannian origin.