ArticleOncology and therapy2023
Clinical Characteristics and Management of Children and Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Plexiform Neurofibromas in Denmark: A Nationwide Study.
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- Survival and prognosis of neurofibromatosis type 1-associated malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Trametinib in Adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Related Symptomatic Plexiform Neurofibromas.Annals of neurology · 2026Trial
- Perspectives of Adult Patients and Caregivers on the Management and Challenges Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 and Plexiform Neurofibromas: A Multinational Qualitative Survey.Neurology and therapy · 2026Article
- Management of plexiform neurofibromas in neurofibromatosis type 1: An Italian Delphi consensus.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Article
- Prevalence, treatment and survival of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor in the Danish neurofibromatosis type 1 population.The oncologist · 2026Article
- [Interpretation of the Expert Consensus for Full Course Management of Plexiform Neurofibroma (2025 Edition)].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Article
- Neurofibromatosis type 1-plexiform neurofibromas: Integrating treatment across pediatric and adult populations.Neuro-oncology · 2026Review
- Impaired Bone Healing and Fracture Complications during Limb Lengthening in a Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient Receiving Selumetinib: Case Report and Literature Review.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Recurrent giant neurofibroma of the posterior neck and upper back with failed primary grafting and salvage reconstruction: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- High-Resolution Nerve Ultrasound in Adults with NF1: An Accessible and Reproducible Imaging Tool for Plexiform Neurofibromas.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Consensus on Malignant and Benign Tumors in Pediatric Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: On Behalf of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Oncology (SOBOPE).Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
- Clinical characteristics and healthcare burden of neurofibromatosis type 1 in Saudi Arabia: a single centre experience.Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2025Article
- The Role of Pre-Operative Biopsy in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumours: A Review and Retrospective Series with a Management Algorithm from a Single-Center Experience.Neurology international · 2025Article
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- Treatment decisions and the use of MEK inhibitors for children with neurofibromatosis type 1-related plexiform neurofibromas.BMC cancer · 2023Review
- Disease burden and unmet needs in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 and plexiform neurofibromas: A systematic literature review.Neuro-oncology advancesReview
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Abstract
introductionPlexiform neurofibromas (PN) are benign nerve sheath tumours that are a frequent and potentially debilitating complication in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The objective of this study was to describe the natural history of PN in children, adolescents and adults with NF1.
methodsThis was a nationwide, longitudinal cohort study of patients with NF1 under observation at the two national centres of NF1 expertise in Denmark between 2000 and 2020. Patient and clinical characteristics were documented from individual medical records.
resultsA total of 1099 patients with NF1 were included. Overall, 12% (35/296) of paediatric patients and 21% (172/803) of adult patients had ≥ 1 large PN (≥ 3 cm). Approximately half of patients with a large PN had ≥ 1 symptomatic PN. The most frequent symptoms were pain, neurological deficits, cosmetic issues, disfigurement, compression, increased psychosocial burden and vision loss. Clinical evaluations of PN size were available for 40 PN in 34 paediatric patients and 191 PN in 159 adult patients with large PN. Surgery (complete resection or debulking) was performed in 38% (15/40) of PN in paediatric patients and 45% (86/191) in adult patients. In addition, 35% of PN in paediatric patients and 33% in adult patients were inoperable. In a subgroup analysis, the overall PN size increased 1.06-fold per year. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST) were diagnosed in 21 patients (two paediatric and 19 adult patients).
conclusionsThis study shows that PN are common, their size and prevalence increase with age, many are often inoperable and pain and other symptoms are frequently associated. The results highlight the severe sequelae and unmet need for alternatives to analgesia and surgery in patients with PN.
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