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[Isolated neurofibroma of the tongue]
F E Sevrukov1, P A Isaev1, Yu A Panaseykin1
1A. Tsyb Medical Radiological Research Center - branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Center, Obninisk, Russia.
Abstract:
A clinical case of successful treatment of isolated tongue neurofibroma presented patient K., 64 years old, referred to the clinic complaining of a feeling of «discomfort» on swallowing. With a comprehensive examination, a diagnosis of an isolated tongue neurofibroma was established. Surgical treatment was performed. The diagnosis was confirmed morphologically. The presented clinical case of isolated tongue neurofibroma in an elderly patient is casuistic in nature, of scientific and practical interest due to the rarity and unusualness of the disease.
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