A Case Report of Neurofibroma of the Tongue Presented as a Solitary Lesion

TL;DR

This paper reports a rare case of a neurofibroma on the tongue in a 63-year-old woman, successfully treated with surgery.

Contribution

The novelty lies in presenting a rare case of neurofibroma of the tongue in India with a detailed clinical and surgical outcome.

Findings

Neurofibroma of the tongue is rare and often asymptomatic but can cause pain over time.

Surgical removal via wide local excision led to successful recovery in the reported case.

Low recurrence rates are typical for oral neurofibromas.

Abstract

Neurofibroma are rare occurrences in the oral cavity with the tongue as the most common location in the oral cavity being affected by neurofibroma. Neurofibroma are usually asymptomatic, irregular tissue masses of benign nature with a small rate of malignant conversion. Recurrence rates are also low in the neurofibromas of the oral cavity. It is rare in India with only a few cases reported to date. Hence, we report this case of a 63-year-old female with a tissue mass present on the right side of her tongue for the last five years, with a progressive nature. The mass was associated with pain during chewing food for the last three months. She was managed by a wide local incision and was reported well recovering at a three-month follow-up.

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