Giant neurofibroma in the right lower limb of a 26-year-old woman: report of a case

Int Surg. 2012 Jan-Mar;97(1):71-7. doi: 10.9738/CC2.1.

Abstract

Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetically inherited, autosomal-dominant disease with an incidence of 1 in 3000 live births. There are two types of NF, NF 1 and NF 2, and NF 1 is the most common. This study reports on the diagnosis, treatment, and related family medical history of a rare case with NF-1 in the right lower limb.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Elephantiasis / etiology*
  • Elephantiasis / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity* / diagnostic imaging
  • Lower Extremity* / pathology
  • Lower Extremity* / surgery
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / complications
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / diagnosis*
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / genetics
  • Neurofibromatosis 1 / surgery
  • Pedigree
  • Radiography