title: Plexiform neurofibroma of the cheek mucosa. A case report.
abstract: The case reported deals with a solitary plexiform neurofibroma affecting the cheek submucosa. Neurofibroma is an uncommon tumor which rarely appears in oral cavity but it represents the most common neurogenic tumor. Furthermore, plexiform variety is less frequent. Clinically, oral neurofibromas usually appears as anodyne and asintomatic lesions. Sometimes, they produce nervous compression. In this case, tumor is big but asintomatic. There is no definitive radiologic image. It has association with polyglandular syndromes and phacomatosis. The treatment of choice is excision. There are doubts of the surgical results so that some authors are looking for new non-surgical treatments. The clinical characteristics, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment are described as soon as a bibliographic revisión.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Macilofacial, CHU Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain. guis@canalejo.org
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gómez-Oliveira
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Alba Luengo
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín-Sastre
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patiño-Seijas
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: López-Cedrún-Cembranos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery