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Review
. 2016 Oct-Dec;11(4):295-297.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.199469.

Congenital extra calvarial plexiform neurofibroma in occipito-cervical region with Occipital bone defect with neurofibromatosis type 1 and segmental neurofibromatosis: Case report and review of literature

Vivek Kumar Kankane  1 , Gaurav Jaiswal  1 , Tarun Kumar Gupta  1
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Review

Congenital extra calvarial plexiform neurofibroma in occipito-cervical region with Occipital bone defect with neurofibromatosis type 1 and segmental neurofibromatosis: Case report and review of literature

Vivek Kumar Kankane et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Plexiform neurofibroma (PNF) of the scalp is an extremely rare lesion reported in association with neurofibromatosis (NF). Occipital location of PNF is even more infrequent; we reported one pediatric case of PNF in occipito-cervical region with multiple small occipital bone defects and associated with NF-1.

Keywords: Neurofibromatosis; plexiform neurofibroma; segmental neurofibromatosis.

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There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Clinical photographs showing the occipito-cervical swelling. (b) Clinical photographs showing café au lait spots on the left side of upper and lower trunk
Figure 2
Figure 2
T1-weighted with postcontrast sagittal magnetic resonance image shows heterogeneous enhancement lesion in the scalp of the right occipital region and nape of neck
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a and b) Both photographs showing three-dimensional computerized tomography skull showing thing of occipital bone right-sided with multiple bone defects
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