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Review
. 2022 Mar;22(1):160-163.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v22i1.20.

Fatal maternal complication due to neurofibromatosis type 1-associated giant pigmented plexiform neurofibromas in pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Leo Odongo  1   2 , Matthias Goebeler  3 , Hermann Kneitz  3 , John C Lule  2 , Godwin Turyasingura  2
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Fatal maternal complication due to neurofibromatosis type 1-associated giant pigmented plexiform neurofibromas in pregnancy: a case report and literature review

Leo Odongo et al. Afr Health Sci. 2022 Mar.
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Figure 1
Giant plexiform neurofibromas 11 weeks after delivery of a healthy child
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Histopathologic examination showing neurofibromatous tissue with spindle-shaped tumor cells. H&E staining (×10). (b) High-power-view: Monomorphous spindle cells with elongated and wavy nucleoli, mast cells, and pigmented dendritic cells. (c) Immunohistochemical stain for S-100 protein (×40).
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