Phalanges deformity associated with neurofibromatosis-1: a case report.
We present a case of phalangeal deformity in a 17-year-old boy. The deformity was caused by a neurofibroma associated with neurofibromatosis type 1, affecting the left ring finger. The mass was surgically resected. Recurrence had not occurred at three-year follow-up.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shinkaminokawa Hospital, Kaminokawa-town, Tochigi, Japan. hirobad@jichi.ac.jp
Hiroyoshi
H
Hagiwara
Suguru
S
Hagiwara
Takashi
T
Ajiki
Yuichi
Y
Hoshino
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050278:Finger Phalanges; D006801:Humans; D016916:Joint Deformities, Acquired / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*