Congenital neurofibromatosis. Multiple subcutaneous tumors with spontaneous regression in twins.
Multiple subcutaneous tumors were found at birth in a pair of identical twins, and the histological diagnosis was neurofibroma. The tumors disappeared within seven months. This disorder must be differentiated from congenital generalized fibromatosis, which usually shows a malignant course.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009365:Neoplasm Regression, Spontaneous; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000151:congenital* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology