Solitary mucosal neuroma of the hard palate: a case report.
Mucosal neuroma is rare neurogenic tumour that arises in the oral cavity as a component of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b (MEN 2b). We present the case of a histologically confirmed solitary mucosal neuroma of the hard palate in a 49-year-old woman with no other components of MEN 2b.
Nishihara
Kazunari
K
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
Yoshida
Hiroshi
H
Onizawa
Kojiro
K
Yusa
Hiroshi
H
Fujiwara
Masachika
M
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009463:Neuroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D021362:Palate, Hard