Solitary neurofibroma of the floor of the mouth: rare localization at lingual nerve with intraoral excision

Abstract Background Neurofibromas (NF) are benign tumors of the peripheral nerves that are composed of Schwann cells, perineural-like cells and fibroblasts. The differential diagnosis for a solitary intraneural variant of neurofibroma arising in the floor of the mouth is broad and includes a submand...

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Main Authors: Elyette Broly, Benoît Lefevre, Dominique Zachar, Hilal Hafian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-019-0888-0