Plexiform neurofibroma in type 1 neurofibromatosis.
A 13-year-old African-American girl was admitted to the hospital for surgery. She was diagnosed with Type I neurofibromatosis at the age of 1 year after she was noted to have multiple café au lait spots. Her past medical history included a history of neurofibroma in the base of the brain, treated with radiation therapy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt, as well as a recent diagnosis of bilateral optic gliomas, treated with chemotherapy. Family history was negative for neurofibromatosis.
Keehn
Connie A
CA
University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. ckeehn@hsc.usf.edu
Myers
Pearl
P
Paidas
Charles N
CN
Gilbert-Barness
Enid
E
D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed