title: Intraosseous Neurofibroma of the Mandible: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: Neurofibroma (NF) is a benign tumor of the peripheral nervous system. Head and neck NF are generally located in the soft tissue. The tumour is rarely seen intraosseously and most commonly such tumours are seen as solitary lesions, rather than part of neurofibromatosis. The following report describes a case of an intraosseous neurofibroma in a 45-year-old male located in the left posterior mandible. The diagnosis was made based on the clinical findings, radio graphical features, histopathology, and immunohistochemistry. A literature review has been done on intraosseuos neurofibromas located in the jaws, with a discussion on the possible differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Bindiya Ramesh
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Narang
authors.affiliation: Head, Department of Oral Pathology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Sangeeta Jayant
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Palaskar
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Oral Pathology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Anirudha Ratnadeep
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bartake
authors.affiliation: Lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital , Pune, Maharashtra, India .
authors.forename: Rasika Balkrishna
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sinhgad Dental College & Hospital , Pune, India .
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rongte
keywords: Benign tumour; Immunohistochemistry; Nerve sheath; Peripheral nervous system