Isolated plexiform neurofibroma of the tongue.
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.
Sirinoglu
Hakan
H
Marmara University Hospital, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. drhakansirinoglu@gmail.com
Bayramicli
Mehmet
M
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