Plexiform neurofibroma: an unusual cause of neck lump in a child.
Although relatively rare, neurofibromas have been described in many different sites. We present the unusual case of an 8-year-old girl with a plexiform neurofibroma situated deep to the sternomastoid muscle, and review the current literature with particular regard to the pathology and site of neurofibromas.
Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
J W
JW
Nicol
M P
MP
Yardley
A J
AJ
Parker
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000473:pathology*