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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Central neurofibroma: A rare pathology at a rare site
Ajas A Gogri1, Sonali G Kadam1, Hemant R Umarji1, Pravin R Shinde2
1 Departments of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Departments of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Ajas A Gogri
Departments of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.141866
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Neurofibroma is a tumor of nerve tissue origin. It is an uncommon benign tumor of the oral cavity. It generally appears as a part of syndrome, neurofibromatosis type 1, i.e., Von Recklinghausen's disease of skin. Oral neurofibroma as a solitary lesion is very uncommon. Few sporadic cases have been reported on tongue and submandibular gland. On rare occasions, the tumor can arise centrally within bone. This article presents a case of variation in the observed characteristics of neurofibroma being present centrally within maxillary alveolus and with no relation to neurofibromatosis. A discussion of its clinical, radiological, and histological features and a review of the same are included.
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