title: Isolated plexiform neurofibroma of the tongue.
abstract: A very rare case of isolated plexiform neurofibroma with a painless enlarging mass of the tongue of a 5-year-old girl is presented. This rare benign tumor has the potential for malignant transformation, and the diagnosis was difficult owing to the patient's age and to the insidious clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. drhakansirinoglu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sirinoglu
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayramicli
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery