A case of solitary neurofibroma in the maxillary gingiva

Yuko Komatsu; Yasunori Takeda; Tadashi Kawai; Shunichi Sasou; Kazuaki Takahashi; Hiroyuki Yamada; Shu Ishibashi

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjac222

A case of solitary neurofibroma in the maxillary gingiva

J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Jul 30;2022(7):rjac222. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac222. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Authors

Yuko Komatsu¹, Yasunori Takeda², Tadashi Kawai¹, Shunichi Sasou³, Kazuaki Takahashi⁴, Hiroyuki Yamada¹, Shu Ishibashi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Iwate, Japan.
² Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, School of Dentistry, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa-gun, Iwate, Japan.
³ Department of Pathology, Hachinohe Red Cross Hospital, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.
⁴ Department of Oral Surgery, Hachinohe Red Cross Hospital, Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan.

Abstract

Neurofibromas are benign tumors. They are known to be a manifestation of von Recklinghausen's disease (neurofibromatosis type 1) and tend to be generalized and rarely solitary. In this report, we present a case of solitary neurofibroma in the maxillary gingiva. A 39-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of swollen gingiva. There were no special findings in her medical or family history. After a biopsy was performed under local anesthesia and a diagnosis of neurofibroma was made, tumor resection was performed under general anesthesia. The patient's progress was good, with no recurrence.

Keywords: gingiva; neurofibroma; solitary.

Publication types

Case Reports