ReviewBMJ case reports2013
Facial plexiform neurofibroma: is it truly just skin deep?
Review in BMJ case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Multidisciplinary collaborative treatment of a giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor on the top of the head: a case report.Discover oncology · 2025Article
- Solitary neurofibroma of the face masquerading as a low-flow vascular malformation - case report and experience of management.JPRAS open · 2019Article
- Large Solitary Neurofibroma of Face in a Paediatric Patient.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2017Article
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Abstract
A middle-aged Chinese woman presented with a slowly enlarging mass over the right side of her face that was later proven histologically to be a plexiform neurofibroma. This was associated with a localised depression over her right temple. There were no other features of neurofibromatosis-1. The presentation and biological behaviour of plexiform neurofibromas are reviewed in this manuscript. Particular attention is paid to the interaction of plexiform neurofibromas with their surrounding structures, as well as the postulated mechanisms by which this occurs.
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