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Hypervascular neurofibromas in a case of neurofibromatosis type 1: a case report [PDF]

, 2011
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is one of the most frequently inherited diseases affecting 1:3500 newborn. The diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1 is not dilemmatic because of typical clinical features.
Gogineni, Subhas Babu, Kashyap, Roopashri Rajesh   +1 more
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Retroperitoneal Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumour: A Rare Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
Malignant nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) are rare neoplasias and retroperitoneal cases are fairly rare and clinically difficult to be detected, but they are very agressive neoplasias. MPNST are frequently seen in head, neck and upper extremities.
Ayse Nur Deger, Mehmet Akif Bayar, Muzaffer Caydere, Hakki Deger, Mahir Tayfur   +4 more
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Giant elephantiasis neuromatosa in the setting of neurofibromatosis type 1: A case report [PDF]

, 2016
Elephantiasis neuromatosa (EN) can arise from a plexiform neurofibroma of the superficial and deep nerves developing from a hyperproliferation of the perineural connective tissue infiltrating adjacent fat and muscles.
Dealis, Cristina, Loschi, Pietro, Mandel, Victor Desmond, Martorana, Davide, Pecchi, Annarita, Pellacani, Giovanni, Pollio, Annamaria, Ponti, Giovanni, Seidenari, Stefania, Tomasi, Aldo   +9 more
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Genetically engineered minipigs model the major clinical features of human neurofibromatosis type 1. [PDF]

, 2018
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disease caused by mutations in Neurofibromin 1 (NF1). NF1 patients present with a variety of clinical manifestations and are predisposed to cancer development.
Carlson, Daniel F, Coutts, Alexander W, Dahiya, Sonika, Dombi, Eva, Fahrenkrug, Scott C, Fisher, James, Giovannini, Marco, Gutmann, David H, Isakson, Sara H, Kirstein, Mark N, Largaespada, David A, Messiaen, Ludwine, Moertel, Christopher L, Pluhar, G Elizabeth, Ratner, Nancy, Rizvi, Tilat, Rizzardi, Anthony E, Stemmer-Rachamimov, Anat O, Vitte, Jeremie, Watson, Adrienne L, Widemann, Brigitte C, Williams, Kyle B   +21 more
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Voluminous Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Foot in a Newborn - A Case Report Orthopedic-Traumatology Surgery Department - Batna Hospital Laboratory of Acquired and Constitutional Genetic Diseases (MAGECA) Faculty of Medicine -Batna 2 University

Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases, 2022
Neurofibromas are the cardinal dermatological signs of neurofibromatosis type I or Von Recklinghausen disease; also, they are benign tumors of the nerve sheaths.
Prof. Nacer Khernane, Prof. Hachani Khadraoui, Dr. Sofiane Fortas, Dr. Abir Chamia, Prof. Chaouki Derdous   +4 more
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TYK2 promotes malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor progression through inhibition of cell death [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are aggressive sarcomas that arise most commonly in the setting of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome.
Bu, Xianzhang, Godec, Abigail, Hirbe, Angela C, Qin, Wenjing, Shao, Jieya, Tao, Yu, Zhang, Xiaochun, Zhu, Cuige   +7 more
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Plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland in patient with von Recklinghausen's disease

Rare Tumors, 2011
Plexiform neurofibroma of the submandibular gland is an extremely rare tumor. Herein, we report a case of plexiform neurofibroma in a patient with a von Recklinghausen's disease (NF-1) who presented with a submandibular mass mimicking a submandibular ...
Hassan Al Bisher, Ravi Kant, Ahmed Aldamati, Aysha Ahmed Badar   +3 more
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Massive Plexiform Neurofibroma of the Neck and Larynx

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2015
Introduction Laryngeal neurofibromas are extremely rare, accounting for only 0.03 to 0.1% of benign tumors of the larynx. Objectives To report the first case of massive neck plexiform neurofibroma with intralaryngeal (supraglottic) extension
Mohammad Kamal Mobashir, Abd ElRaof Said Mohamed, Mohammad Waheed El-Anwar, Ahmad Ebrahim El Sayed, Mouhamad A. Fouad   +4 more
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Features of CT and EUS in mesenteric plexiform neurofibroma with Neurofibromatosis type I: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Plexiform neurofibroma(PNF) is a rare benign tumor of the peripheral nerve, belonging to a subtype of neurofibroma. PNF is common in the head, neck and trunk. It is uncommonly observed in the mesentery. We report a case of mesenteric PNF in a 64-year-old
Ye-ting Li, Bachelor's degree, Hao Chen, Master degree, Xue Ding, Master degree, Qian Wu, Bachelor's degree, Qiu-chen Guo, Master degree, Duan-min Hu, PhD, Feng-yun Zhong, PhD, Yong-you Wu, PhD, Guang-qiang Chen, Master degree   +8 more
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Preclinical assessments of the MEK inhibitor PD-0325901 in a mouse model of neurofibromatosis type 1. [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a genetic disorder that predisposes affected individuals to formation of benign neurofibromas, peripheral nerve tumors that can be associated with significant morbidity. Loss of the NF1 Ras-GAP protein causes
Cripe, Timothy P., Dombi, Eva, Dunn, Richard S., Janhofer, David, Jones, David R., Jousma, Edwin, Kim, Mi-Ok, Masters, Andrea R., Ratner, Nancy, Rizvi, Tilat A., Wu, Jianqiang   +10 more
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