22 February 2021: Articles
Solitary Neurofibroma of the Hard Palate: A Case Report and Literature Review
Rare disease
Takaharu Taketomi A* , Ken Nakamura B , Yui Teratani A , Katsuhisa Matsuo B , Jingo Kusukawa DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929674
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929674
Table 1. Previous reported cases of neurofibromas of the hard palate.
| Case Report | Year | Age/sex | Tumor size, mm | Clinical diagnosis | Biopsy diagnosis | Capsule | Processing of the Periosteum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollack []6 | 1990 | 27/F | 15×8 | Benign tumor | – | – | ND |
| Shimoyama et al []7 | 2002 | 25/F | 12×10 | Fibroma | Lipomatous NF | – | ND |
| Johann et al []8 | 2008 | 39/F | 30×30 | Pleomorphic adenoma | NF | ND | ND |
| Costa et al []9 | 2014 | 54/F | 8×8 | Benign tumor | – | – | ND |
| Priya et al []10 | 2016 | 55/M | 20×20 | Benign tumor | – | – | ND |
| Sekhar et al []11 | 2019 | 55/F | 5×5 | Mucous cyst | – | ND | ND |
| Sharma et al []12 | 2020 | 23/M | 30×10 | Pleomorphic adenoma | – | + | ND |
| Present case | 24/F | 12×8 | Pleomorphic adenoma | NF | – | Resection | |
| ND – not described; NF – neurofibroma. | |||||||