Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 117, Issue 6, 735-737
Copyright © 1988 by American Dental Association
Neurofibromatosis: review and report of case
RL Reynolds
and
CA Pineda
Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry, Oklahoma City 73190.
Neurofibromatosis, or von Recklinghausen's disease, is the result of a genetic mutation affecting more than 80,000 persons in the United States. Also known as the "Elephant Man" disease, it is marked by multiple pedunculated soft tumors distributed over the entire body associated with areas of pigmentation. This article discusses various aspects of the disease, and presents a report of classical neurofibromatosis.