Case Report

A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report

Volume: 3 Number: 2 December 30, 2019
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A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis is a genetically inherited, autosomal dominant disorder. Deletions or mutations on chromosomes 17 and 22 precipitate to neurofibromatosis and there are genetically two types of the it as Type 1 and Type 2. Neurofibromatosis Type 1 is relevant with the abnormalities on chromosome 17. In the affected population, the incidence of oral manifestation is as high as 92%, and the tongue is the most common involved site. Due to the lack of neurofibromin, which is encoded by the NF1 gene located on chromosome 17 and acts as a tumor suppressor protein, neurofibromas are frequently diagnosed on the tongue as nodular growths or diffuse macroglossia in the oral cavity. In this case report we aim to present our approach of treatment with intent to meet patient’s preprosthetic demands by performing an incisional biopsy on a sublingual neurofibroma and review the current literature in terms of diagnostic criteria, clinical features, accompanying impairments and treatment modalities.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Dentistry

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Ahmet Altan
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2019

Submission Date

September 12, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Altan, A., Erdil, A., & Akbulut, N. (2019). A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report. European Journal of Research in Dentistry, 3(2), 109-114. https://doi.org/10.35333/ERD.2019.103
AMA
1.Altan A, Erdil A, Akbulut N. A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2019;3(2):109-114. doi:10.35333/ERD.2019.103
Chicago
Altan, Ahmet, Aras Erdil, and Nihat Akbulut. 2019. “A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 3 (2): 109-14. https://doi.org/10.35333/ERD.2019.103.
EndNote
Altan A, Erdil A, Akbulut N (December 1, 2019) A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 3 2 109–114.
IEEE
[1]A. Altan, A. Erdil, and N. Akbulut, “A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report”, Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD), vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 109–114, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.35333/ERD.2019.103.
ISNAD
Altan, Ahmet - Erdil, Aras - Akbulut, Nihat. “A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry 3/2 (December 1, 2019): 109-114. https://doi.org/10.35333/ERD.2019.103.
JAMA
1.Altan A, Erdil A, Akbulut N. A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2019;3:109–114.
MLA
Altan, Ahmet, et al. “A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report”. European Journal of Research in Dentistry, vol. 3, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 109-14, doi:10.35333/ERD.2019.103.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Altan, Aras Erdil, Nihat Akbulut. A Sublingual Neurofibroma: A Case Report. Eur. J. res. Dent. (ERD). 2019 Dec. 1;3(2):109-14. doi:10.35333/ERD.2019.103