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Case Reports
. 1979 Sep;36(9):557-9.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1979.00500450051008.

Intrathoracic meningoceles and neurofibromatosis

S Erkulvrawatr, T El Gammal, J Hawkins, J B Green, G Srinivasan
Case Reports

Intrathoracic meningoceles and neurofibromatosis

S Erkulvrawatr et al. Arch Neurol. 1979 Sep.

Abstract

We describe here four additional cases of intrathoracic meningoceles associated with neurofibromatosis, bringing the total number of reported cases of thoracic meningoceles to 88. Seventy-five (85%) have been associated with neurofibromatosis. Possibly, both dural and regional vertebral dysplasia are intrinsic to neurofibromatosis and contribute to the development of the meningocele.

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