Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Wrist: Imaging Features and When to Suspect Malignancy

Plexiform neurofibromas are essentially pathognomonic for neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), occurring when there is diffuse involvement along a nerve segment and its branches. Transformation into a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST) is a major cause of mortality in NF1 patients. These tu...

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Autores principales: Gosein, Maria, Ameeral, Anthony, Banfield, Renee, Mosodeen, Murrie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493752

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3638521/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23691413
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/493752

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