title: Solitary neurofibroma of the pancreas body not associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis.
abstract: Neurofibromas arise from peripheral nerve cells. They are rarely found within the pancreas, especially not associated with type I neurofibromatosis. Here, we report a case of a neurofibroma in a 44-year-old woman who initially presented with epigastralgia. Imaging revealed one large cystic mass of 5.7 × 8 × 5.8 cm in the pancreatic body, which was resected with distal pancreatectomy. The postoperative course of treatment was without complication, and no signs of recurrence were observed after 1 year and 6 months' follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Pei-Jiun
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Kuang-Yi
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Shin-E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Shyr
authors.forename: Cheng-Hsi
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Tien-Hua
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery