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A Case Series of Plexiform Neurofibroma: The Unusual Presentations and Surgical Challenges

Neurofibromatosis type one (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder also known as Von Recklinghausen disease. Plexiform neurofibroma is a rare kind of NF-1 where the neurofibroma originates from nerve sheath cells or subcutaneous peripheral nerves. It is pathognomonic of NF-1, and iso...

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Autores principales: Lam, Hui Yuan, Harun Nor Rashid, Shawaltul Akhma Bt
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8919432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308189
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23141
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description Neurofibromatosis type one (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder also known as Von Recklinghausen disease. Plexiform neurofibroma is a rare kind of NF-1 where the neurofibroma originates from nerve sheath cells or subcutaneous peripheral nerves. It is pathognomonic of NF-1, and isolated occurrence is relatively rare. We reported three cases of solitary plexiform neurofibromas with an unusual presentation. We have two cases of spontaneous bleeding isolated plexiform neurofibroma that have never been reported in the literature. Neither one of them showed signs and symptoms associated with the neurofibromatosis spectrum. This unusual presentation poses substantial challenges in diagnosis and management.
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spelling pubmed-89194322022-03-17 A Case Series of Plexiform Neurofibroma: The Unusual Presentations and Surgical Challenges Lam, Hui Yuan Harun Nor Rashid, Shawaltul Akhma Bt Cureus Internal Medicine Neurofibromatosis type one (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder also known as Von Recklinghausen disease. Plexiform neurofibroma is a rare kind of NF-1 where the neurofibroma originates from nerve sheath cells or subcutaneous peripheral nerves. It is pathognomonic of NF-1, and isolated occurrence is relatively rare. We reported three cases of solitary plexiform neurofibromas with an unusual presentation. We have two cases of spontaneous bleeding isolated plexiform neurofibroma that have never been reported in the literature. Neither one of them showed signs and symptoms associated with the neurofibromatosis spectrum. This unusual presentation poses substantial challenges in diagnosis and management. Cureus 2022-03-14 /pmc/articles/PMC8919432/ /pubmed/35308189 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23141 Text en Copyright © 2022, Lam et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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title_short A Case Series of Plexiform Neurofibroma: The Unusual Presentations and Surgical Challenges
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8919432/
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