Isolated Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Tongue

Sirinoglu H., Bayramicli M.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.21, no.3, pp.926-927, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 21 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e3181d7ae5a
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.926-927
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.