title: Solitary colonic neurofibroma in a patient with transient segmental colitis: case report.
abstract: Neurofibromas of the large bowel are very rare and usually are part of the colonic involvement in neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1, von Recklinghausen's disease). Solitary neurofibromas of the colon are extremely rare. We describe a case of an isolated neurofibroma that was found in the large bowel of a patient who suffered from segmental colitis and presented with bloody diarrhea. A review of the literature is also included, concerning the disclosure of isolated neurofibromas in the gut and other body parts and the type of gastrointestinal involvement in von Recklinghausen's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Tzaneion General Hospital, Zanni and Afentouli 1, Piraeus 18536, Greece. kresson@panafonet.gr
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Panteris
authors.forename: Thivi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vassilakaki
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaitsis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elemenoglou
authors.forename: Irini
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mylonakou
authors.forename: Dimitrios-Georgios
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Karamanolis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis