title: Intraosseous nerve sheath tumors in the jaws.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Zhongmin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Che
authors.forename: Woong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Won-Se
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyung-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In-Ho
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Hyun-Sil
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jong-In
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Yook
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang-Hwy
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: 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