Large Solitary Neurofibroma of Face in a Paediatric Patient
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 6
Abstract
Neurofibroma is a rare, benign, neurogenic tumour which may present as multiple lesions as a part of neurofibromatosis syndrome or as a solitary mass. This paper reports a case of large solitary neurofibroma of face in a young female patient. Clinical presentation, imaging characteristics and management of the pathology has been described in detail. The paper also reviews English literature for similar cases.
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Kumar Nilesh, Ramchandra G Naniwadekar, Aaditee V Vande
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- DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25991.9996
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