Case Report

Year : 2017 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 20 - 22

Solitary neurofibroma of the floor of the mouth

Srikanth Hanasoge Srivathsa

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Hassan, Karnataka, India

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Dr. Srikanth Hanasoge Srivathsa, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sri Hasanamba Dental College and Hospital, Vidyanagar, Hassan ‐ 573 202, Karnataka, India.

E‐mail: srikanth_vathsa2000@yahoo.com

Abstract

Solitary neurofibromas (SNFs) are rare benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Unlike neurofibromatosis, SNFs occurs as single entities. They are uncommon in the oral cavity, and it is even rarer in the floor of the mouth. When encountered in the oral cavity the differential diagnoses should consist of both benign and malignant tumors. A rare case of solitary benign neurofibroma occurring as an exophytic lesion in the floor of the mouth is being reported.

Keywords: Neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis, solitary, spindle cell neoplasm

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How to cite this article:

Srivathsa SH. Solitary neurofibroma of the floor of the mouth. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2017;1:20-2.