Neurofibroma
Common Name(s)
Neurofibroma
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Scientific Literature
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The terms "Neurofibroma" returned 163 free, full-text research articles on human participants.
First 3 results:
Journal: Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Feb;95(6):e2663.
Plexiform neurofibromas represent an uncommon variant (30%) of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) in which neurofibromas arise from multiple nerves as bulging and deforming masses involving also connective tissue and skin folds.We report a rare case of a 30-year-old man who presented ...
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We report the ultrasound, computerized tomography, positron emission tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings of a 38-year-old man with a biopsy proven solitary neurofibroma of the spermatic cord. Solitary neurofibromas of the male genital tract are exceedingly rare benign ...
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Development of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) is a stepwise process that involves the alteration of many cell cycle regulators and the double inactivation of the NF1 gene. Inactivation of the TP53 gene and deletion of the CDKN2A/p16 gene are known to play an important ...
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The terms "Neurofibroma" returned 18 free, full-text review articles on human participants.
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Journal: Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol.. 2014 Jan;78(1):142-7.
Presentation of a case of pediatric laryngeal neurofibroma (LNF) and review of the world literature. Comprehensive review of the world literature using Pubmed and Google scholar. Pediatric LNF was identified in 62 cases reported in the world literature. The most common presenting ...
Journal: Int Surg. ;98(4):461-5.
Esophageal submucosal tumors are less common than other gastrointestinal tract tumors. Leiomyoma is the most common benign esophageal SMT, accounting for more than 70% of these tumors. We report on a case of a 56-year-old woman with a 3-cm diameter midthoracic esophageal submucosal ...
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A middle-aged Chinese woman presented with a slowly enlarging mass over the right side of her face that was later proven histologically to be a plexiform neurofibroma. This was associated with a localised depression over her right temple. There were no other features of neurofibromatosis-1. ...
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Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Condition Summary: Neurofibromatosis Type 1; Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor; Plexiform Neurofibroma; Optic Glioma; Neurofibroma
Condition Summary: Cutaneous Neurofibromas; Neurofibromatosis Type 1; Plexiform Neurofibromas
Condition Summary: Neurofibromatosis Type 1; Plexiform Neurofibroma
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