Solitary Neurofibroma of Oral Cavity

Abstract

Neurofibroma is a tumor of nerve tissue origin and rare in the oral cavity. The tumor occurs in any age and may be associated with neurofibromatosis (Von Recklinghauson's disease). The malignant transformation rate increases to 5-16% when the neurofibroma is associated with neurofibromatosis. The choice of treatment is primarily surgical excision. We report a case of huge solitary peripheral type neurofibroma in the left infratemporal fossa and the left maxilla with erosion of the posterior and lateral wall of maxillary sinus. The diagnosis is substantiated by immunohistopathology study.