Neurinoma in the buccal mucosa.
A 14-year-old girl was referred to our clinic with a problem of a painless slow growing lesion for approximately three years. MR imaging findings of lesion was "retention cyst of the salivary gland". Controversially, the histological examination of the total excised specimen was "neurinoma" and that was inconsistent with MR findings. Neural tissue tumors of the oral cavity are rare, however, this diagnosis was confirmed by surgical excision and histopathological examination. There was a rare location of the lesion as well.
Ozbayrak
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Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Guzelbahce Sk. No. 6, Nisantasi 80200 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Dumlu
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Ercalik
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D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis