Is a plexiform neurofibroma pathognomonic of neurofibromatosis type I?

Laryngoscope

Volumn 114, Issue 8 I, 2004, Pages 1410-1414

  Lin, Vincent ^a   Daniel, Sam ^a   Forte, Vito ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Neurofibromatosis type I; Pathognomonic; Plexiform neurofibroma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DYSPLASIA; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMARTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LENTIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PLEXIFORM NEUROFIBROMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFIBROMA, PLEXIFORM; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3843133094     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200408000-00018     Document Type: Review

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