Author/Authors :
Ghazi, Narges Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad , Salehinejad, Jahanshah Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad , Yaripour, Shapoor Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Hamedan Dental School Hamedan , Dehghan, Arash Department of General and Clinical Pathology - Hamedan University of Medical Science, Hamedan , Baradaran Nasseri, Elham Department of Medicine - Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad , Shahabinejad, Mehdi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Mashhad Dental School, Mashhad
Abstract :
Nerve sheath myxoma has been described as a rare neural tumor arising from Schwann cells. It is observed most frequently in the central area of the face, neck and upper extremities. In the past the term neurothekeoma was used as synonym for nerve sheath myxoma but according to new reports, they are separate entities which can be confirmed by immunohistochemistry as in our case. Oral involvement of this tumor is extremely rare. Here, we present an unusual case of nerve sheath myxoma in the mandible of a 22-year old female patient. This case appears to be the first myxomatous variant which is centrally located in the mandible.
Keywords :
nerve sheath myxoma , schwann cells , neurothekeoma , mandible
