Recovery of nerve function following operation for solitary neurofibroma in the elderly.
A huge solitary neurofibroma of the radial nerve was resected in a 74-year-old woman. The nerve was cut across and repaired with epineural suture. The patient made an excellent recovery of nerve function. The ability for regeneration of a neurofibromatous nerve even in the elderly is outlined, and the relevant literature briefly reviewed.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors