The hourglass appearance of the neurofibroma on rectal ultrasound. A case report.
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.
Kassai
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Department of Surgery, Medical School of University of Pécs, Hungary, Ifjúság útja 13, 7624 Pécs, Hungary. kassai@iseb.pote.hu
Illényi
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Horváth
O P
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Macdonald
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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*