title: Congenital extra calvarial plexiform neurofibroma in occipito-cervical region with Occipital bone defect with neurofibromatosis type 1 and segmental neurofibromatosis: Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Plexiform neurofibroma (PNF) of the scalp is an extremely rare lesion reported in association with neurofibromatosis (NF). Occipital location of PNF is even more infrequent; we reported one pediatric case of PNF in occipito-cervical region with multiple small occipital bone defects and associated with NF-1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Vivek Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kankane
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, R.N.T. Medical College, M.B. Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Tarun Kumar
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Neurofibromatosis; plexiform neurofibroma; segmental neurofibromatosis