Epicranial plexiform neurofibroma.
Epicranial plexiform neurofibroma is a rare presentation of neurofibromatosis. Two such cases are presented in which epicranial tumors constituted isolated manifestations of the disease except for skin pigmentation. Tumor development began at two and three months of age respectively; one case showed a calvarian bony defect associated with the tumor.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery