title: [A gingival hyperplasia in a patient suffering from neurofibromatosis].
abstract: A 30-year-old woman suffering from neurofibromatosis type 1 was referred by her dentist to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of a university medical centre for excision of a gingival hyperplasia in the mandibular frontal region. The hyperplasia was a neurofibroma, which was surgically removed, as were 2 neurofibromas of the tongue, a postauricular neurofibroma and 2 neurofibromas of the feet.
authors.affiliation: Uit de afdeling Mondziekten, Kaak- en Aangezichtschirurgie van het Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA) en het VU medisch centrum in Amsterdam.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nolte
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Baart
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van der Waal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005885:Gingival Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome