Intrathoracic vagus nerve neurofibroma and sudden death in a patient with neurofibromatosis.
A 21 year old man with type 1 neurofibromatosis was found dead in the middle of the night. Postmortem examination revealed a large neurofibroma arising from the right intrathoracic vagus nerve, which might have contributed to his sudden death.
Institute of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology*