title: Solitary neurofibroma of the mandible and infratemporal fossa in a young child. Report of a case.
abstract: The first case of a rare and unusual solitary neurofibroma of the mandible that caused bony erosion and extension into the adjacent soft tissues of the infratemporal fossa is presented. The clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic features of the neurofibroma are reviewed. The diagnostic procedures and the surgical treatment of this tumor in a young child are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Papageorge
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Doku
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lis
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology; D011626:Pterygoid Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology