頬部に発生した神経鞘腫の1例

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Neurilemoma of the oral cavity is a rare disease, especially that of the cheek. The authors encountered a 29 year-old woman, who had a tumor in the buccal mucosa of the right mandibular molar. On may 15, 1978, under local anesthesia, the tumor was easily removed en bloc. Six years later, she is well and free of tumor. On section the tumor measured 11×7×7 mm, was encapsulated, light yellowish white, soft and resilient in consistency. Microscopically there was palisading of the nuclei of the tumor cells, and the pathological diagnosis was neurilemoma. The clinical and pathological findings of 12 cases of neurilemoma of the cheek reported in Japan, including ours, were discussed.