Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child

Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child

Plexiform neurofibromas in major salivary glands are rarely described. In the literature, most reported tumours have been present in the parotid gland region. A three-year-old boy with a family history of neurofibromatosis presented with a rapidly growing left submandibular mass. The clinical diagno...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline M Bourgeois, Jasim Radhi, Lisa Elden, Gerald Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/675485
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spelling doaj-650e7c6b1cf34810b2e9a9c30867463f2020-11-25T01:05:55ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-01151283583710.1155/2001/675485Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a ChildJacqueline M Bourgeois0Jasim Radhi1Lisa Elden2Gerald Gill31Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada1Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Surgery, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Radiology, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaPlexiform neurofibromas in major salivary glands are rarely described. In the literature, most reported tumours have been present in the parotid gland region. A three-year-old boy with a family history of neurofibromatosis presented with a rapidly growing left submandibular mass. The clinical diagnosis was that of a neurofibroma rather than a primary salivery gland tumour. Resection of the lesion revealed a plexiform neurofibroma involving the submandibular gland. Although these tumours have a neurogenic rather than a salivary gland origin, they must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a salivary gland lesion in a patient with a history of neurofibromatosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/675485
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author Jacqueline M Bourgeois
Jasim Radhi
Lisa Elden
Gerald Gill
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Jasim Radhi
Lisa Elden
Gerald Gill
Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
author_facet Jacqueline M Bourgeois
Jasim Radhi
Lisa Elden
Gerald Gill
author_sort Jacqueline M Bourgeois
title Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
title_short Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
title_full Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
title_fullStr Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
title_full_unstemmed Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Submandibular Salivary Gland in a Child
title_sort plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular salivary gland in a child
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2001-01-01
description Plexiform neurofibromas in major salivary glands are rarely described. In the literature, most reported tumours have been present in the parotid gland region. A three-year-old boy with a family history of neurofibromatosis presented with a rapidly growing left submandibular mass. The clinical diagnosis was that of a neurofibroma rather than a primary salivery gland tumour. Resection of the lesion revealed a plexiform neurofibroma involving the submandibular gland. Although these tumours have a neurogenic rather than a salivary gland origin, they must be considered in the differential diagnosis of a salivary gland lesion in a patient with a history of neurofibromatosis.
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