Progressive tracheal and superior vena caval compression caused by benign neurofibromatosis.
The case history presented is of a patient with progressive tracheal and superior vena caval compression caused by a benign neurofibroma, a previously unrecognised feature of neurofibromatosis. The patient was successfully treated by surgical decompression.
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary.
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000473:pathology