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Isolated plexiform neurofibroma mimicking a vascular lesion

Abstract Plexiform neurofibromas are benign tumors originating from peripheral nerve sheaths, generally associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1). They are diffuse, painful and sometimes locally invasive, generating cosmetic problems. This report discusses an adolescent patient who presented with an...

Neurofibromatosis plexiforme: estudio con RM de dos casos clínicos y revisión de la literatura
Plexiform neurofibromatosis: MRI study of two clinical cases and review of the literature

Vial A, M. Catalina; Muse R, Emilio; Hermida B, Jorge; Lira S, Luis; Pulgar H, Herly; Várela U, Cristian.

Rev. chil. radiol; 13 (3), 2007

Von Recklinghausen's disease orneurofibromatosis type 1 is a genetic disorder characterized by cutaneous lesions, skeletal malformations and some degree of mental impairment. It is common that neurofibromas appear, these are slow growing, benign tumours of the neural sheath. Plexiform neurofibromas are p...

Neurofibromatosis 1/diagnóstico por imagen, Neurofibroma Plexiforme/diagnóstico por imagen, Imagen por Resonancia Magnética

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Isolated plexiform neurofibroma mimicking a vascular lesion

Neurofibromatosis plexiforme: estudio con RM de dos casos clínicos y revisión de la literatura Plexiform neurofibromatosis: MRI study of two clinical cases and review of the literature

Neurofibromatosis plexiforme: estudio con RM de dos casos clínicos y revisión de la literatura
Plexiform neurofibromatosis: MRI study of two clinical cases and review of the literature