Bilateral Large Thoracic Neuofibromas in Type I Neurofibromatosis.
- Author:
Sukh Que PARK
1
;
Jae Chil CHANG
;
Jae Won DOH
;
Bum Tae KIM
;
Won Han SHIN
;
Soon Kwan CHOI
;
Bark Jang BYUN
;
Man Bok LEE
;
Eun Suk KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
von Recklinghausen's disease;
Neurofibroma;
Thoracic spine
- MeSH:
Adult;
Cafe-au-Lait Spots;
Cauda Equina;
Humans;
Incidence;
Neurofibroma;
Neurofibromatoses*;
Neurofibromatosis 1;
Skin;
Spine
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1999;28(1):92-96
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Type 1 Neurofibromatosis(von Recklinghausen's disease) characterized by cafe-au-lait spot and multiple skin nodules, may involve any part of the body. The incidence of multiple spinal neurofibromas is about 15% of all spinal neurofibromas and the majority of them are located in cauda equina. However, thoracic spine is uncommon site of multiple spinal neurofibrmas in type 1 neurofibromatosis. The authors describe a case of bilateral large neurofibromas of the thoracic spine associated with type 1 neurofibromatosis in a 27-year-old man.
