Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

Neurofibroma of The Lip- Report of A Rare Case

  • Author:
  • Chitra Chakravarthy1, G Rajasekhar2, Anupama Kare2, RV Kishore Kumar2, Satya Kumar2
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 108 to 111

1Navodaya Dental College and Hospital, Raichur, Karnataka, India.

2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Narayana dental college and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Abstract

Neurofibroma is a rare tumor of the oral cavity. It is generally associated with a generalized syndrome of neurofibromatosis but a few cases of the solitary intraoral lesions have also been reported. A one such rare case of neurofibroma of the lip is being presented with a note on the importance of early diagnosis and adequate treatment of this lesion.

Keywords

solitary, neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis