Balaji S M
Director & Consultant, Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Dent Res. 2017 Nov-Dec;28(6):695-698. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_674_17.
Head-and-neck region is one of the common locations for neurogenic tumors such as neurofibroma. Neurofibromas are usually found in individuals with neurofibromatosis, which is an autosomal dominant disease. Although mostly associated with neurofibromatosis, solitary forms have also been reported. Solitary neurofibromas are rare tumors and widely described in the literature as benign. Mostly, these solitary tumors tend to occur in the gastrointestinal system. Neurofibromas of the head and neck are not uncommon, but rarely been reported to occur in the infratemporal region. We report a very rare case of recurrent solitary neurofibroma originating from the infratemporal region. Complete excision of the primary tumor was done before 20 years. Tumor arising in this anatomical location requires a conservative surgical approach for cosmetic reason.
头颈部是神经纤维瘤等神经源性肿瘤的常见发病部位之一。神经纤维瘤通常见于患有神经纤维瘤病的个体，神经纤维瘤病是一种常染色体显性疾病。虽然神经纤维瘤大多与神经纤维瘤病相关，但也有孤立性神经纤维瘤的报道。孤立性神经纤维瘤是罕见肿瘤，文献中普遍将其描述为良性。这些孤立性肿瘤大多倾向于发生在胃肠道系统。头颈部神经纤维瘤并不少见，但很少有报道发生于颞下区。我们报告一例非常罕见的起源于颞下区的复发性孤立性神经纤维瘤病例。原发肿瘤在20年前已完整切除。出于美容原因，在这个解剖部位发生的肿瘤需要采取保守的手术方法。
