title: The hourglass appearance of the neurofibroma on rectal ultrasound. A case report.
abstract: Colorectal manifestation of von Recklinghausen's disease is a rare entity. The typical dumbbell shape of the lesion has been described previously, but only from a resected cecal specimen. The authors present the endosonographic appearance of a rectal neurofibroma, which shows a similar hourglass shape, thus facilitating the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical School of University of Pécs, Hungary, Ifjúság útja 13, 7624 Pécs, Hungary. kassai@iseb.pote.hu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kassai
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Illényi
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Horváth
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*