1. Giant cell granuloma and neurofibroma in the mandible of a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a long-term follow-up case report with radiological and surgical aspects and a review of the literature.
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Barut O, Mukdad M, Danielsson K, Legrell PE, and Sjöström M
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- Humans, Follow-Up Studies, Mandibular Diseases diagnostic imaging, Mandibular Diseases pathology, Mandibular Diseases surgery, Female, Male, Neurofibromatosis 1 complications, Neurofibromatosis 1 diagnostic imaging, Neurofibromatosis 1 pathology, Granuloma, Giant Cell diagnostic imaging, Granuloma, Giant Cell pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mandibular Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Mandibular Neoplasms pathology, Mandibular Neoplasms surgery, Neurofibroma diagnostic imaging, Neurofibroma pathology, Neurofibroma surgery
- Abstract
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain is frequently performed on patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), to detect and follow-up intracranial findings. In addition, NF1-related pathologies can appear in the jaws. This case study investigates if it is advantageous to assess the depicted parts of the jaws in the imaging of NF1 patients with intracranial findings, thereby detecting jaw pathologies in their initial stages., Case Presentation: We report on the 3-year management with clinical and radiological follow-ups of a central giant cell granuloma and a neurofibroma in the mandible of a patient with NF1 who underwent examinations with brain MRIs. A review of the mandible in the patient's MRIs disclosed lesions with clear differences in progression rates., Conclusion: NF1-related jaw pathologies may be detected in the early stages if the depicted parts of the jaws are included in the assessment of the imaging of NF1 patients with intracranial findings. This could impact the treatment of eventual pathologies before lesion progression and further damage to the vicinity., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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