Intraosseous nerve sheath tumors in the jaws.
Although the head and neck region is recognized as the most common location for peripheral nerve sheath tumors, central involvement, particularly in the jaw bones, is quite unusual. Neurofibroma is one of the most common nerve sheath tumors occurring in the soft tissue and generally appears in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1 or von Recklinghausen's disease). Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are uncommon sarcomas that almost always arise in the soft tissue. Here, we report four cases of intraosseous peripheral nerve sheath tumors occurring in the jaw bones and compare the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in order to make a differential diagnosis.
Che
Zhongmin
Z
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
Nam
Woong
W
Park
Won-Se
WS
Kim
Hyung-Jun
HJ
Cha
In-Ho
IH
Kim
Hyun-Sil
HS
Yook
Jong-In
JI
Kim
Jin
J
Lee
Sang-Hwy
SH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007568:Jaw / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D018317:Nerve Sheath Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology*; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014965:X-Rays