Intraosseous Nerve Sheath Tumors in the Jaws
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Intraosseous Nerve Sheath Tumors in the Jaws
Although the head and neck region is recognized as the most common location for peripheral nerve sheath tumors, central involvement, particularly in the jaw bones, is quite unusual. Neurofibroma is one of the most common nerve sheath tumors occurring in the soft tissue and generally appears in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1 or von Recklinghausen's disease). Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Yonsei Medical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0513-5796
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.2.264