- Benign nerve sheath neoplasms of Schwann cells.
- Histologically they are distinguished in
Neurofibroma and Neurilemmoma. - Lesions arising within the inferior alveolar canal cause fusiform enlargement of the canal with maintenance of the cortex.
- Most common symptoms are pain and swelling.
- More often are unilocular with well-defined margin (cyst-like radiolucency).
- They can cause root resorption and displacement of the adjacent teeth. Adjacent teeth are vital
- Tendency for recurrence after inadequate surgery.
Benign tumors of neural origin

Features
Differential diagnosis
- Ameloblastoma (circumscribed)
- Cemento-Ossifying fibroma (1st stage)
- Giant cell granuloma, central (circumscribed)
- Odontogenic Keratocyst (circumscribed)
- Residual cyst (circumscribed)