[Primary malignant schwannoma of the buccal branch of facial nerve]. / Schwannome malin primitif du rameaux buccal supérieur du nerf facial.

INTRODUCTION: Primary malignant schwannomas are rare neoplasms of nerve sheath origin, especially in the location of the head and neck where few cases are described in the literature. REPORT CASE: We report the case of a 65-year-old male diagnosed with malignant schwannoma in the left cheek. The patient underwent surgery with wide local excision, reconstruction were made later by skin graft. DISCUSSION: The treatment of choice is radical excision of the lesion with wide margins. In fact, to reduce local tumor recurrence, the use of adjuvant radiation or chemotherapy is still controversial.