Congenital disseminated neurofibromatosis: a "benign" diagnosis with malignant prognosis.
A neonate with congenital disseminated neurofibromatosis involving skin, subcutaneous tissues retropharyngeal, retroperitoneal and urinary bladder is presented. The massive presentation precluded radical surgical approach. This seems to be the first report of congenital widely disseminated neonatal neurofibromatosis in the English literature.
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000151:congenital*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital