Abstract
A case, 44-year-old female, of von Recklinghausen disease with large tumor of the soft palate was reported. She complained of the swallowing disturbance and articulation disorder. The nodules of the subcutaneous tissues were palpable. The round large tumor of the mediastinum was found in X-ray films. The tumor of the palate was removed. The complaints were disappered after operation. Histologically the tumor was diagnosed the neurofibroma.
Neurogenic tumors are not so frequently observed in the head and neck region, except acoustic tumor. The von Recklinghausen disease, considered the systemic disease of the neurofibroma, are especially rare in ENT region.
This case is the first report in which those local finding of the von Recklinghausen disease was observed on the palate.
