title: Hemifacial mass with extensive intralesional ossification and fat.
abstract: The imaging appearance of neurofibromas is well described; however, macroscopic fat in a neurofibroma has been sparsely reported and intralesional ossification has only been documented twice in the literature. We describe a diffuse neurofibroma presenting as a hemifacial mass, atypical for the presence of extensive intralesional ossification and fat; the diagnosis was suggested on identification of other associated radiological features of neurofibromatosis.
authors: Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Dua
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Kulkarni
authors: S S
authors: SS
authors: Kulkarni
authors: N S
authors: NS
authors: Shetty
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Shet
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D005150:Facial Hemiatrophy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult