Nerve sheath myxoma of the upper lip: a case report

Year 2010, Volume: 20 Issue: 6, 318 - 320, 20.12.2010

Erkan Eşki İncila Öztop

Abstract

Nerve sheath myxoma is a benign tumor that rarely occurs in the lip area. In this article, a 28-year-old woman admitted with a complaint of painless swelling in the upper lip is presented. The lesion was excised, and histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations were performed. There are only five reported cases in the available literature. Although very rare, nerve sheath myxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of lip mass and widely excised to avoid local recurrence. The patient is under clinical control with no signs of recurrence after 16 months.

Keywords

Lip, neoplasm, nerve sheath myxoma

Üst dudağın sinir kılıfı miksoması: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

Sinir kılıfı miksoması dudak bölgesinde nadiren ortaya çıkan benign bir tümördür. Bu yazıda üst dudakta ağrısız şişlik yakınması ile başvuran 28 yaşında kadın olgu sunuldu. Lezyon eksize edildi ve histopatolojik ve immünohistokimyasal ince- lemeler yapıldı. Ulaşılabilir literatürde bildirilmiş sadece beş olgu vardır. Sinir kılıfı miksoması dudak kitleleri her ne kadar nadir olsa da ayırıcı tanıda akılda bulundurulmalı ve yerel nükslerden kaçınmak için geniş bir şekilde çıkarılmalıdır. Hasta 16 ay sonra nüks belirtisi olmaksızın klinik kontrol altındadır

Keywords

Dudak, tümör, sinir kılıfı miksoması

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