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ArticleCureus2022

Solitary Retroperitoneal Neurofibroma Associated With Deep Vein Thrombosis in a 40-Year-Old Male.

Osama Shahid, Raoon Khan, Mubasshar Shahid, Muhammad Taimour Khan, Maryam Iqbal

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Osama ShahidInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College, Lahore, PAK.
Raoon KhanInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Mubasshar ShahidInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Muhammad Taimour KhanInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
Maryam IqbalInternal Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Lahore, PAK.
CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry · PKCombined Military Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A neurofibroma is a benign, non-encapsulated neoplasm of the peripheral nerve sheath. These tumors are a notorious manifestation of the autosomal dominant condition known as neurofibromatosis type 1, where they present as multiple, cutaneous masses with high malignant potential. On the contrary, benign solitary retroperitoneal neurofibromas (SRN) occur without any associated conditions and have rarely been documented. Our case is of a 40-year-old male who presented with a three-month history of painful calf swelling, refractory to over-the-counter painkillers which was later diagnosed as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A computed tomography (CT) angiogram was done which revealed a mass in the retroperitoneum impinging on the inferior vena cava (IVC). Approximately one month later, the whole mass was surgically excised and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of a neurofibroma. This case presentation proved to be novel as it highlights the evaluation and management of a rare SRN which resulted in extensive DVT.

Indexed as

deep venous thrombosis (dvt)inferior vena cava tumor thrombusretroperitoneal neurofibromasolitary neurofibromavon recklinghausen’s disease

Identifiers

PMID35494941
PMCPMC9045848
OpenAlexW4220733210

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