Solitary oral neurofibroma.
Neurofibroma is a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve sheath characterized by proliferation of Schwann's cells, perineural cells and endoneurial fibroblasts. The tumor occurs most often in the head and neck regions. We describe the occurrence of an isolated neurofibroma in the upper lip of a 14-year-old girl.
Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Murcia, Spain. majornet@um.es
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López-Jornet
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Gomez-Garcia
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Camacho-Alonso
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology