Plexiform neurofibroma of the cheek mucosa. A case report.
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.
Gómez-Oliveira
Guillermo
G
Servicio de Cirugía Macilofacial, CHU Juan Canalejo, La Coruña, Spain. guis@canalejo.org
Fernández-Alba Luengo
Javier
J
Martín-Sastre
Roberto
R
Patiño-Seijas
Beatriz
B
López-Cedrún-Cembranos
José Luis
JL
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery