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Double Head: Giant Solitary Occipital Scalp Plexiform Neurofibroma Without Neurofibromatosis.
- Source :
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World neurosurgery [World Neurosurg] 2022 Mar; Vol. 159, pp. 65-69. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 24. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A 16-year-old male presented with solitary occipital plexiform neurofibroma, which had grown slowly over several years to reach giant size, thereby mimicking a "double head." There were no features of neurofibromatosis type 1. Total excision of the neurofibroma was done by infiltrating adrenaline circumferentially around the tumor before scalp incision. The feeding arteries were identified in the dense connective tissue above the aponeurosis and ligated or cauterized. Dissection was then carried out in the loose areolar tissue preserving the periosteal layer. There was no evidence of malignant transformation on histopathology, and 5-year follow-up showed no tumor recurrence.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local pathology
Scalp pathology
Scalp surgery
Neurofibroma pathology
Neurofibroma, Plexiform diagnostic imaging
Neurofibroma, Plexiform surgery
Neurofibromatoses
Neurofibromatosis 1 complications
Neurofibromatosis 1 diagnostic imaging
Neurofibromatosis 1 surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1878-8769
- Volume :
- 159
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- World neurosurgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34958991
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.12.071