CLINICAL REPORT OF NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 PATIENT

Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report

Background: Neurofibromatosis type1 (NF-1) is a hereditary autosomal dominant disease that is accompanied by complications, such as benign and malignant tumors and vascular involvement, including pulmonary hypertension, artery stenosis, and pulmonary artery aneurysm. Spontaneous hemothorax is a rare and lethal complication of NF-1 due to vasculopathy as stenosis or aneurysmal modifications of l...

Segmental Neurofibromatosis Type 1, a Rare Variant of Neurofibromatosis: Report of Two Cases

Segmental neurofibromatosis type I (SNF-I) is a rare variant of neurofibromatosis (NF). It is classified as NF type V and defined as cafe'-au-lait macules and/or neurofibromas in a single ,unilateral segment of the body .We report two cases with SNF-I with striking similar manifestations.

Bilateral Breast Cancer with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patient: Case Report.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is autosomal dominant and it is the most common hereditary disease. This case report is about a woman and her daughter. Both of them are NF1 and mother also has metachronous bilateral breast carcinoma. We analyzed expressions of 84 genes related with DNA Repair by Real Time PCR (AB Applied Biosystem 7000 Sequence Detection System; Thermo Fisher, Foster City, CA, U...

Giant pheochromocytoma in type 1 neurofibromatosis patient

Pediatric zygomaxillary neurofibromatosis type 1: case report.

N eurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is a genetic disorder predominantly affecting tissues derived from neural ectoderm producing a multifocal neurocutaneous disease. It is usually inherited as an autosomal dominant trait with variable penetrance and phenotypic expression, affecting one in 2500-3300 live births. A closely related condition, neurofibromatosis type-2 (NF-2) occurs much less frequentl...