ArticleRadiology case reports2021
Imaging diagnosis of plexiform neurofibroma- unravelling the confounding features: A report of two cases.
Article in Radiology case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sporadic abdominopelvic neurofibroma presenting with genitourinary symptoms: A case report.Urology case reports · 2026Article
- Adult-onset multifocal retroperitoneal plexiform neurofibromas: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- An Isolated Colonic Neurofibroma Without Systemic Neurofibromatosis: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2026Review
- A rare case of plexiform neurofibroma.Radiology case reports · 2026Article
- Plexiform Neurofibroma Versus Parotid Tumour - A Challenge in Management.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Genetic basis and imaging findings of neurofibromatosis 1 and other somatic overgrowth disorders.Skeletal radiology · 2025Review
- Atypical Pelvic Tumors in Children.Cancers · 2025Article
- Investigating an uncommon cause of cervicobrachial neuralgia: Cervical plexiform neurofibroma.Radiology case reports · 2025Article
- The role of multimodality imaging in diffuse pelvicoabdominal plexiform neurofibroma: A rare case report.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Article
- Article
- A case of plexiform schwannoma arising from the sciatic, tibial, and peroneal nerves.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
- Review
- Don't Miss the Target: A case of neurofibromatosis type 1.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Peripheral nerve sheath tumors such as neurofibroma, comprise 5% of all benign soft tissue tumors and usually occur due to an underlying neurofibromatosis. A plexiform neurofibroma, which is a tumor occurring exclusively in neurofibromatosis1, is a rare entity and is an uncommon variant of neurofibroma. We report the clinical and imaging features of plexiform neurofibroma in two young male patients, in whom the imaging diagnosis was confirmed after biopsy. The report not only aims to highlight the characteristic imaging features of plexiform neurofibroma but we also emphasize the ultrasound appearances which are significantly characteristic and can effectively lead to the correct diagnosis at the preliminary stage of investigation. The tumors which originate from nerve sheath, are large, lobulated masses and demonstrate typical imaging features of simultaneous involvement of subcutaneous and cutaneous tissues along with infiltrative invasion of deeper structures. The tumors characteristically display fat and fluid contents and a "target sign' on evaluation by ultrasound, CT and MRI. Imaging plays an important role in confirming the diagnosis, delineating involved structures, excluding simulating conditions and forewarning a possible malignant transformation.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.