Volume : II, Issue : XII, December - 2013

Lingual paraneurofibroma – a tongue based approach for resection

Shalini S Menon, Kaileshpujary

Abstract :

Tumours of the nerve sheath involving areas of the upper aerodigestive tract are not common.The involvement of the tongue is rare with isolated reports in literature.Following a diagnosis of plexiformneurofioma, it is mandatory to evaluate for other features of neurofiomatosis.

An eight year old boy presented with a protruded tongue and difficulty in articulation due to a swelling involving the right side of the tongue.He was noted to have café-au-lait spots but other features were ruled out. The lesion was removed piece meal via an incision on the lateral border of tongue using KTP-532 laser.An external scar and a tracheostomywas thus avoided.The histopathology was reported as Paraneurofioma.

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Shalini S Menon, KaileshPujary Lingual paraneurofibroma – a tongue based approach for resection International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.II, Issue.XII December 2013

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