Hypoglossal Nerve Schwannoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** A benign, usually encapsulated slow growing neoplasm that is composed of Schwann cells and affects the hypoglossal nerve.

**Synonyms:** - Hypoglossal Nerve Neurilemmoma - Hypoglossal Neurilemmoma - Hypoglossal Schwannoma - Neurilemmoma of Hypoglossal Nerve - Neurilemmoma of Twelfth Cranial Nerve - Neurilemmoma of the Hypoglossal Nerve - Neurilemmoma of the Twelfth Cranial Nerve - Schwannoma of Hypoglossal Nerve - Schwannoma of Twelfth Cranial Nerve - Schwannoma of the Hypoglossal Nerve - Schwannoma of the Twelfth Cranial Nerve - Twelfth Cranial Nerve Neurilemmoma - Twelfth Cranial Nerve Schwannoma