title: Intraoral plexiform (multinodular) neurilemoma.
abstract: An intraoral (buccal) mass in a 6-year-old child was found to be a benign plexiform (multinodular) neurilemoma by fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy cytology and histologic examination of the excised specimen. Clinical and pathological features of these rare tumors are reviewed, and the capacity of FNA to guide surgical planning in the pediatric population is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Pathology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5200.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Heifetz
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sadove
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Joyner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002610:Cheek; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery