Surgical considerations for the familial cancer syndrome, neurofibromatosis 1: a comprehensive review.
Neurofibromatosis 1 is one of the more common inheritable disorders that surgeons may encounter. A plethora of systemic associations, both benign and malignant, can affect these patients, and an acute awareness of these associations is essential for proper surgical care. A complete review of this disorder from the surgical perspective follows, highlighting the importance of this awareness. A brief review on the management and follow-up of surgical malignancies associated with this disorder is included.
Slam
Kristine D
KD
Department of Surgery, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA. krissieslam@yahoo.com
Bohman
Summer L
SL
Sharma
Rupa
R
Chaudhuri
Prabir K
PK
D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome