Oral Neurofibroma: Treatment & Medication

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Further Reading

Keywords

oral neurofibroma, neurofibroma, neurofibromatosis, von Recklinghausen's disease of the skin, von Recklinghausen disease, fibroma molluscum

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Indraneel Bhattacharyya, DDS, MSD, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences, Director of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Residency Program, University of Florida, College of Dentistry
Indraneel Bhattacharyya, DDS, MSD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and American Dental Association
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Coauthor(s)

Donald Cohen, DMD, MS, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostic Sciences, University of Florida College of Dentistry
Donald Cohen, DMD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
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Medical Editor

Neil Shear, MD, Professor and Chief of Dermatology, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Pharmacology, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine; Head of Dermatology, Sunnybrook Women's College Health Sciences Center and Women's College Hospital, Canada
Neil Shear, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Canadian Dermatology Association, Canadian Medical Association, Ontario Medical Association, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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Pharmacy Editor

David F Butler, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Texas A&M University College of Medicine; Chair, Department of Dermatology, Director, Dermatology Residency Training Program, Scott and White Clinic, Northside Clinic
David F Butler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Dermatology, American Medical Association, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Society for MOHS Surgery, Association of Military Dermatologists, and Phi Beta Kappa
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Managing Editor

Drore Eisen, MD, DDS, Consulting Staff, Department of Dermatology, Dermatology Research Associates of Cincinnati
Drore Eisen, MD, DDS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, American Academy of Oral Medicine, and American Dental Association
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CME Editor

Glen H Crawford, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Dermatology, The Pennsylvania Hospital
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Chief Editor

Dirk M Elston, MD, Director, Department of Dermatology, Geisinger Medical Center
Dirk M Elston, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology
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