Atypical Presentation of Traumatic Neuroma: A case report

Authors

  • Bela Agrawal Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, BP Koirala Institute of Heal Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Ajit Kumar Yadav Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, BP Koirala Institute of Heal Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Khushboo Goel Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, BP Koirala Institute of Heal Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Sajeev Shrestha Department of Periodontology and Oral Implantology, BP Koirala Institute of Heal Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
  • Ashish Shrestha Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, BP Koirala Institute of Heal Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v13i3.18407

Keywords:

Mucocele, Rare disorder, Traumatic neuroma

Abstract

Congenital Traumatic neuroma is a rare disorder that represents a reactive proliferation of neural tissue followingdamage to an adjacent nerve. Rarely these lesions appear in the oral cavity with certain predilection for the mental foramen and the tongue area. However, its presentation on lip is more unusual with only few cases being reported in the literature. Typically diagnosed in middle-aged women, patient complains of pain as a frequent symptom. Clinically, the lip lesions appear as a normal or grayish white nodule with a smooth surface that typically resembles a mucocele. We report here a case of a 37-year old female who presented with similar signs and symptoms and was diagnosed clinically as a mucocele. However, histopathological examination revealed it as a traumatic neuroma that was surgically excised. The patient is under follow-up with no signs of recurrence for 18 months.

 

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Published

2017-10-19

How to Cite

Agrawal, B., Yadav, A. K., Goel, K., Shrestha, S., & Shrestha, A. (2017). Atypical Presentation of Traumatic Neuroma: A case report. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 13(3), 366–369. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v13i3.18407

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Case Reports