Solitary myxoid neurofibroma of the soft palate.

J Craniofac Surg

Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea.

Published: September 2011

The neurofibroma is a benign tumor of neural origin, not frequently located in the oral cavity, and, especially, extremely rare in the soft palate. When it occurs solitarily, it is a spontaneous tumor without any internal manifestations. We report a case of an isolated neurofibroma of the soft palate not associated with von Recklinghausen disease.

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