Genitourinary Plexiform Neurofibroma Mimicking Sacrococcygeal Teratoma

Neurofibromatosis is a common inherited autosomal dominant disease, but genitourinary neurofibroma is rare. The unpredictable nature of neurofibromas has a serious impact on the quality of life of patients, and their management is challenging for clinicians. We present a 9-year-old girl with plexifo...

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Autores principales: Nasir, Abdulrasheed A., Abdur-Rahman, Lukman O., Ibrahim, Kazeem O. O., Adegoke, Muideen A., Afolabi, Joselp K., Adeniran, James O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3461780/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23066466
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2006-8808.100356
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Sumario:Neurofibromatosis is a common inherited autosomal dominant disease, but genitourinary neurofibroma is rare. The unpredictable nature of neurofibromas has a serious impact on the quality of life of patients, and their management is challenging for clinicians. We present a 9-year-old girl with plexiform neurofibroma of genitourinary system associated with pulmonary hypertension, masquerading as sacrococcygeal teratoma. Intraoperative finding and histological examination of the resected tumor confirmed the diagnosis.

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