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ArticleSkeletal radiology2020

Lumbosacral plexiform neurofibroma: a rare case in an adult without neurofibromatosis type I.

Naomi K Atkins, J Derek Stensby, Ayman H Gaballah

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Article in Skeletal radiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Naomi K AtkinsDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. atkinsn@health.missouri.edu.
J Derek StensbyDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Ayman H GaballahDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
University of Missouri · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plexiform neurofibromas are an uncommon variant of neurofibromas that are described as being essentially pathognomonic of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). Plexiform neurofibromas in the absence of NF1 are extremely rare. We present the case of a 38-year-old woman with a large multilobulated lumbosacral mass extending into the pelvis and proximal thigh. Histopathology of a CT-guided biopsy of the mass revealed it to be a neurofibroma. The imaging findings were consistent with a plexiform subtype. Further imaging and clinical workup showed that the patient had no other identifiable neurofibromas and did not meet criteria for the diagnosis of NF1.

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AdultFemaleHumansImage-Guided BiopsyMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurofibroma, PlexiformRadiography, InterventionalSpineTomography, X-Ray ComputedNeurofibromatosisPlexiform neurofibromaRetroperitoneal mass

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PMID31342092
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