Isolated plexiform neurofibroma of the tongue

J Craniofac Surg. 2010 May;21(3):926-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181d7ae5a.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Macroglossia / etiology
  • Macroglossia / pathology
  • Neurofibroma, Plexiform / complications
  • Neurofibroma, Plexiform / diagnosis*
  • Neurofibroma, Plexiform / surgery
  • Tongue Neoplasms / complications
  • Tongue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Tongue Neoplasms / surgery