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ArticleIn vivo (Athens, Greece)

Surgery for Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours of the Buttocks, Legs and Feet in 90 Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1.

Reinhard E Friedrich, Caglayan T Tuzcu

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Article in In vivo (Athens, Greece). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Reinhard E FriedrichDepartment of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Eppendorf University Hospital, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany rfriedrich@uke.de.
Caglayan T TuzcuDepartment of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Eppendorf University Hospital, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal dominant tumour predisposition syndrome that can cause plexiform neurofibromas (PNFs). This study examines the surgical procedures that have been performed on large PNFs of the lower extremities. PATIENTS AND

methodsSurgical procedures on the lower extremity performed on 90 patients with NF1 with PNFs were evaluated. The topography of the tumours was classified according to dermatomes and functional units.

resultsA total of 243 surgical interventions on the regions of interest were performed. Neurological complications were rarely noted and usually occurred temporarily. There was no preference for dermatomes affected by PNF. The proportion of patients with malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNSTs) in this group was 4/90 (4.4%).

conclusionPNFs often require repeated local interventions to achieve the treatment goal. Local tumour recurrences are to be expected even after extensive tumour reduction. Rapid tumour growth combined with new pain sensations can be signs of a MPNST.

Indexed as

Nerve Sheath NeoplasmsNeurofibroma, PlexiformNeurofibromatosis 1ButtocksHumansLegbuttocks – surgeryfoot – surgerylower extremity – surgeryMPNSTNeurofibromatosis type 1peripheral nerve sheath tumourplexiform neurofibroma

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PMID33622881
PMCPMC8045054
OpenAlexW3130317053

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