Is maxillofacial neurofibroma serious? Detailed description of maxillofacial neurofibroma symptoms

Maxillofacial neurofibroma is a type of multiple neurofibroma that mainly occurs in peripheral nerves, especially in the mouth and face. Since this neuroma is divided into two types: single and multiple, it is best to understand the severity according to the different types. So, let us understand below, is maxillofacial neurofibroma serious?

Maxillofacial neurofibroma is not serious in the early stage. It is more common in the maxillofacial region and is distributed in the skin nerves of the maxillofacial region. It is plexus-shaped with small nodules in the middle. Most of them are painless. The disease will be distributed along the nerves, showing clear boundaries, sometimes like a bunch of grapes, making the skin dark red. Once the maxillofacial neurofibroma shows the above symptoms, it must be surgically removed. The removal surgery is best to improve the disease with different manifestations in the early and late stages.

The treatment of maxillofacial neurofibromas should be based on surgical treatment. For smaller lesions, they should be removed at one time as much as possible, and larger lesions should be removed in stages. At the same time, adequate blood preparation and hypothermia anesthesia should be done before surgery. In particular, surgery should be performed as soon as possible for small, localized tumors to avoid tumor expansion. Moreover, as the disease worsens, it may lead to severe deformity and dysfunction, making surgery difficult to complete, which will increase surgical risks and make it difficult to achieve the desired treatment effect. Understanding the severity of maxillofacial neurofibromas is critical to the treatment of the disease.

Maxillofacial neurofibromas are benign tumors in the early stages. The principle of treatment at this time is that for small neurofibromas, they should be treated after the location is determined through examination. If it is a large neurofibroma, there will be a lot of bleeding during the surgical treatment. Since it is difficult to stop bleeding, large neurofibromas should not be removed surgically unless absolutely necessary. After all, in addition to surgical treatment, interventional treatment and embolization of tumor-nourishing blood vessels can also be performed to reduce intraoperative bleeding.

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