Life threatening plexiform neurofibroma of a young child
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Plexiform neurofibroma of penis.
Received January 2006 Accepted December 2006 INTRODUCTION Neurofibromas are tumors originating from the Schwann cells in the neural sheath of the cranial, peripheral, and visceral nerves. The gross appearance of neurofibromas varies greatly in different lesions. Superficial tumors appear as small, soft, pedunculated, or sessile nodules protruding from the skin. But, deeper tumors are larger. Tu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Clinical Pathology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2331-2734,2331-2726
DOI: 10.5430/crcp.v2n1p34