Amin Rahpeyma - Assistant Professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amir Hosein Jafarian - Assistant Professor of pathology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Saeedeh Khajehahmadi - Assistant Professor of oral and maxillofacial pathology, Dental Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Javad Sarabadani - Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases, Oral and Maxillofacial Disease Research Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Introduction: Schwannoma, or neurilemmoma, is a benign neoplasm of Schwann cells that is extremely rare in the soft palate. Herein we present a case of a soft palate schwannoma presenting with an ulcerated surface and purplish colour in a ۱۲ year-old girl. This report also introduces a successful surgical technique for coverage of the defect left by surgery.

immunohistochemistry, Schwannoma, Soft palate, Surgical procedures