title: Surgical considerations for the familial cancer syndrome, neurofibromatosis 1: a comprehensive review.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA. krissieslam@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Kristine D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Slam
authors.forename: Summer L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bohman
authors.forename: Rupa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Prabir K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D016896:Treatment Outcome