title: [Thoracic meningocele and neurinoma complicating von Recklinghausen disease. Value of imaging in therapeutic management. Apropos of 2 cases].
abstract: We report two cases neurogen tumors (neurinoma and méningocèle) in neurofibromatosis. The progress of imaging techniques, with the use of CT and MRI, is helpful for evaluating these patients, distinguish malignant from benign neoplasm and screening the therapeutic indication.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Lyon.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arbib
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bret
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Guerin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Méningocèle et neurinome thoraciques compliquant une maladie de von Recklinghausen. Intérêt des moyens d'imagerie dans la prise en charge thérapeutique, à propos de deux observations.