title: CT features of plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland.
abstract: Plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland is an extremely rare tumor. We report the CT findings in a 6-year-old girl with type 1 neurofibromatosis who had a histopathologically proven submandibular gland plexiform neurofibroma. A "branching" hypodense mass was noted on the CT scan infiltrating the submandibular gland and the adjacent spaces of the neck. CT could be extremely valuable in suggesting the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aribandi
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elston
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed