title: Giant aneurysm of the vertebral artery in neurofibromatosis type 1: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Cranial and cervical vessels are rarely involved in neurofibromatosis type 1. Stenoses and occlusion due to intimal or medial dysplasia are most often seen, followed by aneurysms. We report a rare asymptomatic giant aneurysm of the vertebral artery in a 59-year old man with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Strahlenklinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosten
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liebig
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Felix
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014711:Vertebral Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging