22 February 2021
: Case report
Solitary Neurofibroma of the Hard Palate: A Case Report and Literature Review
Rare disease
Takaharu Taketomi12ABCDEF*, Ken Nakamura32BC, Yui Teratani1AB, Katsuhisa Matsuo1B, Jingo Kusukawa1DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929674
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929674
Figure 3. Intraoperative photographs. (A) The lesion was excised along with the mucosa in the superficial layer and the periosteum in the deep layer. (B) A branch of the large palatal nerve contiguous with the tumor was identified. (C) The greater palatal nerve was ligated, cut, and resected under the periosteum. (D) After excision of the lesion, no resorption was observed on the bone surface. (E) The mucosal and (F) periosteal surfaces of the excised lesion are shown.






