title: [Plexiform neurofibroma in the gingiva].
abstract: Neurofibromatosis type 1 is the most common autosomal dominant disorder of the nerve sheath and best defined phakomatosis. It usually affects skeletal system, central nervous system, eye, endocrine gland and cardiovascular system. Gingival involvement is very rare. We report radiological findings of three patients with plexiform neurofibroma who had diffuse, unilateral gingival involvement.
authors.affiliation: Selçuk Universitesi Meram Tip Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dali, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Savaş
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karabacakoğlu
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karaköse
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durmuş
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed