Primary peripheral nerve sheath tumors are classified as schwannomas, neurofibromas or their malignant counterpart, neurogenic sarcoma.
These lesions can occur throughout the body, but demonstrate a distinctly higher incidence of occurrence in the head & neck region.
Previously, NF 1 was known as von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis or peripheral neurofibromatosis.
Plexiform neurofibroma is one of 3 types of cutaneous tumors in von Recklinghausen's disease and non-metastasizing, locally invasive tumors of schwann cell origin.
Recently, the authors experienced a case of plexiform neurofibroma in auriculotemporal nerve sheath; which was removed by face-lifting approach and verified for plexiform neurofibroma.
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