Segmental neurofibromatosis of the hand and upper extremity: a case report.
A case of segmental neurofibromatosis of the upper extremity is presented. Multiple neurofibromas involving different peripheral nerves limited to a single body part or limb is a rare form of neurofibromatosis. The clinical, genetic, and histologic findings of segmental neurofibromatosis are described. The criteria for segmental neurofibromatosis are reviewed, and the differentiation of neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2 and schwannomatosis is also briefly reviewed.
Ilyas
Asif M
AM
Hand & Upper Extremity Service, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. aimd2001@yahoo.com
Nourissat
Geoffroy
G
Jupiter
Jesse B
JB
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000601:surgery*