Table 2.
Literature summary combined with current cases of tongue neurofibroma unassociated with NF1
| Characteristicsa | Number (n = 24) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Female | 13 |
| Male | 11 |
| Age (in years) | |
| Range | 5–76 |
| Mean | 46.8 |
| Symptom duration (in months) | |
| Range | 0.5–240 |
| Mean | 42.9 |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Painless mass/nodule/swelling | 8 |
| Slowly enlarging mass | 6 |
| Localized pain/irritation | 6 |
| Dysphagia | 4 |
| Dysphonia | 4 |
| Dyspnea | 3 |
| Odynophagia | 1 |
| Tumor size (cm) | |
| Range | 0.1–8.0 |
| Mean | 1.6 |
| Patients with follow up (n = 17) | |
| Alive, no evidence of disease | 17 |
| Patients with recurrence | 0 |
| Follow up (months) | |
| Range | 0.75–108 |
| Mean | 33.2 |
aNot stated in all cases