title: Surgical treatment of a retroperitoneal neurofibroma in von Recklinghausen's disease.
abstract: The rare occurrence of a retroperitoneal neurofibroma in a patient with von Recklinghausen's disease is presented. Malignant degeneration of a benign neurofibroma is a common threat in neurofibromatosis and cannot be definitely excluded by actual means. Therefore complete surgical removal of the retroperitoneal mass, even in asymptomatic patients, is advocated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deruyter
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Waele
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology