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Plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Sefa Dereköy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Medical Faculty, Afyon Kocatepe University, Afyon, Turkey
Mükerrem Sefali
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology Medical Faculty, Gu¨ lhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

A rare plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland in a patient with neurofibromatosis is presented. The clinical manifestations of the disease are reviewed. The need for early diagnosis of neurofibroma is emphasized because of malignant tranformation.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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