title: Massive retropharyngeal neurofibroma in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Retropharyngeal tumors in Neurofibromatosis Type I patients have rarely been presented in the literature and none in a child. We present the case of an 11-year-old patient with a huge retropharyngeal plexiform neurofibroma which was successfully removed without sequelae. Radical resection is a viable option for treatment of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, United States. elizabeth.piazza@gmail.com
authors.forename: Elizabeth S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Piazza
authors.forename: Kimberly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Donnellan
authors.forename: Aimee M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Goodier
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carron
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018318:Neurofibroma, Plexiform / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome