J Rhinol.  2014 May;21(1):71-73. 10.0000/jr.2014.21.1.71.

A Case of Neurofibroma Presenting as a Nasolabial Mass

• Sah DJ
• Kim CD
• Kim YJ
• Kim SW

• KMID: 2146679
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/jr.2014.21.1.71

Abstract

Neurofibroma is a benign neurogenic tumor thatmost often occurs in the head and neck region. However, a solitary neurofibroma on the nasolabial fold is extremely rare, with only a few reported cases reported in the English literature. A 45-year-old woman with a nasolabial mass visited our department, and we performed an excisional biopsy using asublabial approach. The histopathology of the mass revealed it to be neurofibroma. We report a unique case of neurofibromain thenasolabial region with an associated literature review. To the best of our knowledge, no such case has previouslybeen reported in Korea.

Keyword

Neurofibroma; Nasolabial Fold

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Female
Head
Humans
Korea
Middle Aged
Nasolabial Fold
Neck
Neurofibroma*