Bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis (neurofibromatosis 2): a disorder distinct from von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis (neurofibromatosis 1).
A case report of bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis (NF-2) is presented with temporal bone histopathology. The distinct clinical and genetic features of NF-2 are reviewed in the context of recent data that show it to be a disorder distinct from classic von Recklinghausen's disease (NF-1).
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Department of Otology, Harvard Medical School, Boston.
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Schuknecht
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Montgomery
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Martuza
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D000328:Adult; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000235:genetics; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology