Intramedullary neurofibroma of the cervical spinal cord: case report with review of the literature.
A case of cervical intramedullary neurofibroma diagnosed and surgically treated is reported. This patient, a 27-year-old man, had no evidence of von Recklinghausen's disease. The case is discussed, and a review of literature is presented.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D009333:Neck; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*