Neurofibromatoses: part 1 – diagnosis and differential diagnosis [PDF]
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2014 Neurofibromatoses (NF) are a group of genetic multiple tumor growing predisposition diseases: neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) and schwannomatosis (SCH), which have in common the neural origin of tumors and cutaneous signs ...
Luiz Guilherme Darrigo Júnior +2 more
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A Systematic Review of Recent and Ongoing Clinical Trials in Patients With the Neurofibromatoses [PDF]
Pediatric Neurology, 2022 INTRODUCTION: The neurofibromatoses comprise three different genetic conditions causing considerable morbidity and mortality: neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), and schwannomatosis (SWN).
Edwin Nieblas-Bedolla +2 more
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Strangled by His Nerves—Cervical Plexiform Neurofibroma With Infantile Spinal Neurofibromatosis: Case Report in a 14 Years Old Child [PDF]
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2023 Background: Neurofibromatoses are a rare group of autosomal dominant tumor suppressor phacomatoses syndromes. Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1 or Von Recklinghausen’s disease) is the most commonly found type of neurofibromatosis, and constitutes the most ...
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Targeted Therapies for the Neurofibromatoses
Cancers, 2021 Over the past several years, management of the tumors associated with the neurofibromatoses has been recognized to often require approaches that are distinct from their spontaneous counterparts.
Lauren Sanchez, Laura J Klesse
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Neurofibromatosis: New Clinical Challenges in the Era of COVID-19 [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2022 Rare diseases constitute a wide range of disorders thus defined for their low prevalence. However, taken together, rare diseases impact a considerable percentage of the world population, thus representing a public healthcare problem.
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Lymphoproliferative malignancies in patients with neurofibromatosis 1 [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021 Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is an inherited, autosomal-dominant, tumor predisposition syndrome with a birth incidence as high as 1:2000. A patient with NF1 is four to five times more likely to develop a malignancy as compared to the general population. The
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The neurofibromatoses, which include neurofibromatosis type I (NF1), neurofibromatosis type II (NF2), and schwannomatosis, are a group of syndromes characterized by tumor growth in the nervous system.
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Development of an adult neurofibromatosis clinic in the comprehensive cancer center setting and descriptive analysis of the first 100 patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 [PDF]
Orphanet Journal of Rare DiseasesBackground Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a multisystem genetic disorder that most commonly presents with dermatologic manifestations, while also involving the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Lindsay J. Lipinski +9 more
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Clinical trials targeting neurofibromatoses-associated tumors: a systematic review. [PDF]
Neuro-Oncology Advances, 2022 Gabriel Roman Souza
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Radiofrequency Ablation and Excision of Multiple Cutaneous Lesions in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013 Background Von Recklinghausen disease or neurofibromatosis type 1 is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder of chromosome 17q11.2. The most common characteristic findings of NF 1 include multiple and recurrent cutaneous neurofibromas associated with ...
Seong-Hun Kim +3 more
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