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Case Reports
. 1986 Aug;62(2):185-6.
doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(86)90043-5.

Nerve sheath myxoma (neurothekeoma): a case involving the lip

M R Mason, D R Gnepp, D R Herbold
Case Reports

Nerve sheath myxoma (neurothekeoma): a case involving the lip

M R Mason et al. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1986 Aug.

Abstract

This case report describes an unusual benign neural tumor involving the lip. It appeared clinically as a gradually enlarging, painless growth arising on the lower lip. Microscopically, it was characterized by whorls of spindle-shaped cells with abundant myxoid cytoplasm and stroma.

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